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HONG KONG BACKGROUND BRIEF
BRIEF NO: 18
LEADING PERSONALITIES
A.
SENIOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong
SIR DAVID CLIVE WILSON KCMG
Governor of Hong Kong since April 1987. Born 1935. Educated Trinity College, Glenalmond, Perthshire and Keble College, Oxford. Commissioned Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) 1953. Joined Foreign Service 1958. Assigned to full-time Chinese language studies at Hong Kong University 1960. Peking 1963. Resigned and became Executive Editor of China Quarterly 1968. Rejoined Diplomatic Service in 1974. Political Adviser Hong Kong 1977. Head of Southern European Department, FCO 1981. Assistant Under
Secretary of State (Asia) FCO 1984. Chancellor of the Chinese University in Hong Kong. Married to Natasha, two sons.
SIR DAVID FORD KBE LVO
Chief Secretary since 1987.
Born 1935. Joined Hong Kong Government 1972 as Deputy Director fo Information Services. Director of Information Services 1972-76 and 1978-80. Seconded to NIO 1976-78. Commissioner, HKG office London 1980-82. Royal College of Defence Studies 1982-83. Director of Housing 1983-85. Appointed Secretary for Civil Service 1985.
Married to Gillian.
SIR PIERS JACOBS KBE
Financial Secretary since June 1986.
Born in 1933. Solicitor (Hons) Supreme Court of Judicature of England. Joined Hong Kong Civil Service 1962. Registrar-General 1976. Secretary for Economic Services 1982-85. Married to Josephine, one daughter.
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