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 of Official Members exclusive of the Governor	Number of Unofficial 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
Arthur Morse	28 May 1946	1953	Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation	Senior Unofficial Member (1946–53)
David Fortune Landale	28 May 1946	1951	Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Chau Tsun-nin	28 May 1946	28 May 1959	Barrister	Senior Unofficial Member (1953–59)
Lo Man-kam	28 May 1946	7 March 1959	Barrister	Died in office
Duncan John Sloss	1947	1949
Chau Sik-nin	1947	28 May 1962	Doctor	Senior Unofficial Member (1959–62)
Leo d'Almada e Castro	1949	27 May 1959	Barrister	Portuguese representative
Philip Stanley Cassidy	July 1951	30 April 1952	John D Hutchison & Co.
John Keswick	20 June 1952	1956	Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Cedric Blaker	1954	1955	Gilman & Co.
Michael William Turner	30 May 1954	1962	Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Charles Edward Michael Terry	1956	28 May 1961	Businessman
Hugh David MacEwen Barton	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
Kwok Chan	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
Lo Man-wai	28 May 1959	28 May 1961	Barrister	Replaced Chau Tsun-nin
Ngan Shing-kwan	28 May 1959	28 May 1961	Businessman	Replaced Lo Man-kam died in office; retired on 21 June 1961[1]
Alberto Maria Rodrigues	28 May 1959	1974	Doctor	Senior Unofficial Member (1962–74); Portuguese representative; replaced Leo d'Almada e Castro
George Osborne Wauchope Stewart	15 November 1960	21 January 1961		Provisionally during the absence of Michael William Turner
	18 March 1961	14 April 1961
Richard Charles Lee	28 May 1961	28 May 1966	Businessman	Replaced Charles Edward Michael Terry
Kwan Cho-yiu	28 May 1961	7 December 1971		Replaced Lo Man-wai; died in office
John Douglas Clague	28 May 1961	1974	John D Hutchison & Co.	Replaced Ngan Shing-kwan
William Charles Goddard Knowles	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
Kenneth Fung Ping-fan	28 May 1962	30 June 1972	Businessman	Replaced Chau Sik-nin
Kan Yuet-keung	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	March 1980		Replaced Richard Charles Lee; Senior Unofficial Member (1974–80)
Sidney Samuel Gordon	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)
Dhun Jehangir Ruttonjee	22 May 1965	1 August 1965	Businessman	Provisionally during the absence of Alberto Maria Rodrigues
George Ronald Ross	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	1974
John Anthony Holt Saunders	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
Woo Pak-chuen	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
Li Fook-shu	28 May 1966	June 1968	Businessman
Kenneth Albert Watson	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
Szeto Wai	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
Tang Ping-yuan	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
Herbert John Charles Browne	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
Michael Alexander Robert Herries	30 September 1968	10 October 1968	Jardine, Matheson & Co.	Provisionally during the absence of John Anthony Holt Saunders
	23 June 1969	5 August 1969
Chung Sze-yuen	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)
Gerald Mordaunt Broome Salmon	31 May 1971	25 July 1971	Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co	Provisionally during the absence of John Douglas Clague
Ann Tse-kai	1 July 1974	31 August 1978	Winsor Industrial Corp
Guy Mowbray Sayer	1 July 1974	1977	Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Oswald Victor Cheung	1 July 1974	31 August 1986	Barrister
Lee Quo-wei	1 September 1976	31 August 1978	Hang Seng Bank
	1983	31 December 1988
Catherine Joyce Symons	1 September 1976	31 August 1978	Educator
John Henry Bremridge	1977	1980	Butterfield & Swire	Appointed as the first Financial Secretary with non-civil servant background in 1981
Rogerio Hyndman Lobo	1 September 1978	1985	Businessman & Urban Councillor
Li Fook-wo	1 September 1978	1985	Businessman
Harry Fang Sin-yang	1 September 1978	1983	Surgeon
Michael Graham Ruddock Sandberg	1 September 1978	31 August 1986	Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Lo Tak-shing	1980	12 February 1985	Solicitor[1]	Resigned on 12 February 1985
Patrick Terence McGovern	1 September 1980	31 August 1982	Clergy
David Kennedy Newbigging	1980	1984	Jardine, Matheson & Co.[1]
Lydia Dunn	1982	1995	John Swire & Sons	Senior Member (1988–95)
Chen Shou-lum	1 September 1983	31 August 1987
Maria Tam Wai-chu	1983	31 October 1991	Barrister & Urban Councillor
Allen Lee Peng-fei	1985	1992	Jada Electronics Ltd.	Replaced Li Fook-wo
Peter Wong Chak-cheong	1 September 1986	31 August 1988	Solicitor
Chiu Hin-kwong	1 September 1986	31 October 1988	Doctor
Daniel Tse Chi-wai	1 September 1986	31 October 1991
William Purves	1 September 1986	1993	Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
John Joseph Swaine	1 September 1988	31 October 1991	Barrister
Rosanna Tam Wong Yick-ming	1 September 1988	31 October 1991
	1992	30 June 1997		Convenor of the Non-official Members (1995–97)
Cheng Hon-kwan	1 October 1988	31 October 1991
Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai	1988	1992
Wang Gungwu	1989	1992
Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee	1 November 1991	1992
Edward Ho Sing-tin	1 November 1991	1992
Hui Yin-fat	1 November 1991	1992
Andrew Wong Wang-fat	1 November 1991	1992
Denis Chang Khen-lee	1992	30 June 1997	Barrister
Edward Chen Kwan-yiu	1992	30 June 1997	Professor
Raymond Ch'ien Kuo-fung	1992	30 June 1997	Businessman
Andrew Li Kwok-nang	1992	30 June 1997	Judge
Felice Lieh Mak	1992	30 June 1997	Professor
Tung Chee-hwa	1992	30 June 1997	Businessman	First Chief Executive of Hong Kong
John Malcolm Gray	1993	1994	Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Vincent Cheng Hoi-chuen	1994	30 June 1997	Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
James David McGregor	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

References

1. "Database on LegCo members". Legislative Council of Hong Kong. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.