List of Executive Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1946–1997

This is the list of the unofficial members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong (ExCo) from 1946 the reestablishment of the civil government of the British Hong Kong until the handover of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. Information is generated from the Hong Kong government's annual reports.

Change in composition Year Number ofOfficial Membersexclusive of the Governor Number ofUnofficial Members 1946 6 4 1947 6 6 1966 6 8 1978 6 9 1983 6 11 1984 6 10 1985 6 8 1986 6 10 1987 5 9 1989 5 10 1991 5 9 1992 7 9 1993 4 9

List of the Unofficial Members of the Executive Council

Members Assumed office Left office Background Remarks 28 May 1946 1953 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Senior Unofficial Member (1946–53) 28 May 1946 1951 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 28 May 1946 28 May 1959 Barrister Senior Unofficial Member (1953–59) 28 May 1946 7 March 1959 Barrister Died in office 1947 1949 1947 28 May 1962 Doctor Senior Unofficial Member (1959–62) 1949 27 May 1959 Barrister Portuguese representative July 1951 30 April 1952 John D Hutchison & Co. 20 June 1952 1956 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 1954 1955 Gilman & Co. 30 May 1954 1962 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1956 28 May 1961 Businessman 10 July 1957 29 September 1957 Jardine, Matheson & Co. Provisionally during the absence of Michael William Turner 20 May 1959 9 October 1959 30 January 1960 16 February 1960 17 March 1960 17 May 1960 14 March 1962 18 June 1963 Replaced Michael William Turner 28 May 1959 24 July 1959 Provisionally during the absence of Lo Man-wai 15 February 1960 7 March 1960 Provisionally during the absence of Chau Sik-nin 1 July 1960 14 September 1960 28 May 1959 28 May 1961 Barrister Replaced Chau Tsun-nin 28 May 1959 28 May 1961 Businessman Replaced Lo Man-kam died in office; retired on 21 June 1961 28 May 1959 30 April 1974 Doctor Senior Unofficial Member (1962–74); Portuguese representative; replaced Leo d'Almada e Castro 15 November 1960 21 January 1961 Provisionally during the absence of Michael William Turner 18 March 1961 14 April 1961 28 May 1961 28 May 1966 Businessman Replaced Charles Edward Michael Terry 28 May 1961 7 December 1971 Replaced Lo Man-wai; died in office 28 May 1961 30 April 1974 John D Hutchison & Co. Replaced Ngan Shing-kwan 15 June 1962 15 September 1962 Butterfield & Swire Provisionally during the absence of Hugh David MacEwen Barton and John Douglas Clague 18 June 1963 1 July 1965 Replaced Hugh David MacEwen Barton 28 May 1962 30 June 1972 Businessman Replaced Chau Sik-nin 28 July 1963 28 August 1963 Barrister Provisionally during the absence of Richard Charles Lee 30 August 1963 24 September 1963 Provisionally during the absence of Kwan Cho-yiu 10 October 1963 18 November 1963 Provisionally during the absence of Kenneth Fung Ping-fan 13 May 1965 12 June 1965 Provisionally during the absence of Richard Charles Lee 21 July 1965 15 August 1965 Provisionally during the absence of Kwan Cho-yiu 28 May 1966 31 March 1980 Replaced Richard Charles Lee; Senior Unofficial Member (1974–80) 3 October 1963 7 December 1963 Kadoorie Group Provisionally during the absence of William Charles Goddard Knowles 9 December 1963 21 January 1964 Provisionally during the absence of John Douglas Clague 10 April 1964 9 May 1964 2 March 1964 17 March 1964 6 October 1964 25 October 1964 Provisionally during the absence of William Charles Goddard Knowles 1 July 1965 August 1980 Replaced William Charles Goddard Knowles; Senior Unofficial Member (March–August 1980) 22 May 1965 1 August 1965 Businessman Provisionally during the absence of Alberto Maria Rodrigues 10 July 1965 22 September 1965 Deacon & Co. Provisionally during the absence of John Douglas Clague 10 May 1966 24 August 1966 3 September 1966 9 October 1966 Provisionally during the absence of John Anthony Holt Saunders 14 July 1967 5 August 1967 Provisionally during the absence of Sidney Samuel Gordon 20 May 1967 13 July 1967 Provisionally during the absence of John Anthony Holt Saunders 19 September 1967 30 September 1967 27 April 1968 18 May 1968 Provisionally during the absence of John Douglas Clague 13 June 1968 14 October 1968 15 October 1968 19 November 1968 Provisionally during the absence of Sidney Samuel Gordon 2 December 1968 12 December 1968 Provisionally during the absence of John Anthony Holt Saunders 23 June 1969 15 August 1969 Provisionally during the absence of Sidney Samuel Gordon 15 September 1969 25 September 1969 Provisionally during the absence of John Douglas Clague 2 November 1968 13 November 1968 Provisionally during the absence of John Anthony Holt Saunders 17 November 1968 27 November 1968 8 August 1970 25 September 1970 17 October 1970 22 January 1971 Provisionally during the absence of Sidney Samuel Gordon 10 May 1971 30 July 1971 Provisionally during the absence of John Anthony Holt Saunders 1 August 1971 17 September 1971 Provisionally during the absence of John Douglas Clague 12 November 1971 17 November 1971 Provisionally during the absence of Sidney Samuel Gordon 1 July 1971 30 April 1974 1 July 1965 30 July 1965 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Provisionally during the absence of Sidney Samuel Gordon 28 May 1966 30 June 1972 25 May 1966 19 July 1966 Barrister Provisionally during the absence of Kenneth Fung Ping-fan 3 April 1967 11 April 1967 Provisionally during the absence of Kwan Cho-yiu 21 July 1967 26 September 1967 31 October 1967 1968 Provisionally during the absence of Li Fook-shu 16 April 1968 26 April 1968 Provisionally during the absence of Kwan Cho-yiu 13 September 1968 4 October 1968 Provisionally during the absence of Tang Ping-yuan 13 October 1968 5 November 1968 Provisionally during the absence of Kenneth Fung Ping-fan 5 March 1969 22 March 1969 Provisionally during the absence of Kwan Cho-yiu 24 March 1969 16 April 1969 Provisionally during the absence of Kenneth Fung Ping-fan 17 May 1969 12 June 1969 Provisionally during the absence of Kan Yuet-keung 17 July 1969 28 August 1969 Provisionally during the absence of Kwan Cho-yiu 8 September 1969 15 October 1969 Provisionally during the absence of Kenneth Fung Ping-fan 30 April 1970 27 June 1970 Provisionally during the absence of Kan Yuet-keung 12 July 1970 18 August 1970 Provisionally during the absence of Kenneth Fung Ping-fan 10 October 1970 24 October 1970 Provisionally during the absence of Kan Yuet-keung 13 March 1971 30 March 1971 4 June 1971 24 July 1971 Provisionally during the absence of Kenneth Fung Ping-fan 2 August 1971 16 September 1971 Provisionally during the absence of Kan Yuet-keung 13 November 1971 17 November 1971 13 December 1971 30 June 1972 Temporarily 1 July 1972 30 June 1976 28 May 1966 June 1968 Businessman 11 April 1967 3 May 1967 Businessman Provisionally during the absence of John Douglas Clague 30 June 1967 10 August 1967 Provisionally during the absence of Alberto Maria Rodrigues 25 July 1968 20 September 1968 Provisionally during the absence of John Anthony Holt Saunders 17 September 1967 24 October 1967 Engineer Provisionally during the absence of Kenneth Fung Ping-fan 21 March 1968 26 June 1968 Provisionally during the absence of Kan Yuet-keung 23 August 1969 7 October 1969 Provisionally during the absence of Tang Ping-yuan 6 May 1970 16 June 1970 Provisionally during the absence of Kenneth Fung Ping-fan 13 December 1971 30 June 1972 Temporarily 1 July 1972 30 June 1976 12 April 1967 13 May 1967 Businessman Provisionally during the absence of Li Fook-shu 18 March 1968 11 April 1968 Provisionally during the absence of Kenneth Fung Ping-fan June 1968 17 June 1971 Replaced Li Fook-shu; died in office 17 August 1968 8 September 1968 John Swire & Sons Provisionally during the absence of Alberto Maria Rodrigues 20 June 1969 12 September 1969 Provisionally during the absence of John Douglas Clague 30 May 1970 27 September 1970 Provisionally during the absence of John Douglas Clague 7 June 1971 23 July 1971 Provisionally during the absence of Alberto Maria Rodrigues 1 September 1971 3 October 1971 Provisionally during the absence of Sidney Samuel Gordon 30 September 1968 10 October 1968 Jardine, Matheson & Co. Provisionally during the absence of John Anthony Holt Saunders 23 June 1969 5 August 1969 22 May 1970 30 June 1970 Provisionally during the absence of Tang Ping-yuan 1 July 1972 31 August 1988 Senior Unofficial Member (1980–88) 31 May 1971 25 July 1971 Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co Provisionally during the absence of John Douglas Clague 1 July 1974 31 August 1978 Winsor Industrial Corp 1 July 1974 31 August 1977 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1 July 1974 31 August 1986 Barrister 1 September 1976 31 August 1978 Hang Seng Bank 1 September 1983 31 December 1988 1 September 1976 31 August 1978 Educator 1 September 1977 1980 Butterfield & Swire Appointed as the first Financial Secretary with non-civil servant background in 1981 1 September 1978 31 August 1985 Businessman & Urban Councillor 1 September 1978 31 August 1985 Businessman 1 September 1978 31 August 1983 Surgeon 1 September 1978 31 August 1986 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1 April 1980 12 February 1985 Solicitor Resigned on 12 February 1985 1 September 1980 31 August 1982 Clergy 1980 1984 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 1 September 1982 1995 John Swire & Sons Senior Member (1988–95) 1 September 1983 31 August 1987 1 September 1983 31 October 1991 Barrister & Urban Councillor 21 June 1985 7 October 1992 Jada Electronics Ltd. Replaced Li Fook-wo 1 September 1986 31 August 1988 Solicitor 1 September 1986 31 October 1988 Doctor 1 September 1986 31 October 1991 1 September 1986 1993 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1 September 1988 31 October 1991 Barrister 1 September 1988 31 October 1991 7 October 1992 30 June 1997 Convenor of the Non-official Members (1995–97) 1 October 1988 31 October 1991 1 January 1989 7 October 1992 1 January 1990 7 October 1992 1 November 1991 7 October 1992 1 November 1991 7 October 1992 1 November 1991 7 October 1992 1 November 1991 7 October 1992 7 October 1992 30 June 1997 Barrister 7 October 1992 30 June 1997 Professor 7 October 1992 30 June 1997 Businessman 7 October 1992 30 June 1997 Judge 7 October 1992 30 June 1997 Professor 7 October 1992 3 June 1996 Businessman First Chief Executive of Hong Kong 1993 18 October 1995 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 17 October 1995 30 June 1997 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 17 October 1995 30 June 1997

See also List of Executive Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1896–1941 List of Legislative Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1946–1985

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