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The President of the Legislative Council is the speaker of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a legislative body The Legislative Council ( LegCo) is the Unicameral Legislature of Hong Kong. In the absence of the President, the chairman of the House Committee serves as deputy to the President.

From the establishment of the council in 1843 to 1993, the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong was the Governor. A Legislative Council is the name given to the legislatures or one of the chambers of the legislature of many nations and colonies Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Governor of Hong Kong ( abbreviated 港督 was the head of the Hong Kong Government, ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral In 1991, a Deputy President was appointed by the governor from among the members to chair the sittings. The governor remained president and member, but systematically absented himself from most of the sittings. In February 1993, the governor ceased to be member and president of the council. The Governor of Hong Kong ( abbreviated 港督 was the head of the Hong Kong Government, ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral The presidency was handed over to a member elected from among the unofficial members.

Contents

List of presidents

Colonial Period

During Japanese Occupation

From 1941 to 1946, the office was suspended due to Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong

Colonial Period (continued)

First non-Governor President of LEGCO. The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom Sir Henry Eldred Curwen Pottinger 1st Baronet GCB PC of Richmond, (Chinese Translated Name 砵甸乍 also 璞鼎查 in Qing document Sir John Francis Davis 1st Baronet KCB ( Chinese Translated Name 戴維斯 or the obsolete term 爹核士 (1795 - 1890 was a British diplomat Sir Samuel George Bonham 1st Baronet KCB (Chinese Translated Name 文咸 or 般咸 (7 September 1803 - 8 October 1863 was a British Sir John Bowring, KCB ( Chinese translated name 寶寧寶靈 or 包令 (17 October 1792 &ndash 23 November 1872 was an English Political economist This page is about Baron Rosmead who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong under the name Robinson Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell KCMG CB ( Chinese translated name 麥當奴 (3 September 1814 &ndash 5 February 1881 was an Anglo-Irish Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy GCMG CB (5 April 1809 &ndash 3 June 1883 was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of a number Sir John Pope Hennessy, KCMG ( Chinese Translated Name 軒尼詩 (5 April 1834 - 3 June 1891 was a British politician and Colonial Administrator The Right Hon Sir George Ferguson Bowen GCMG (2 November 1821 &ndash 21 February 1899 was a British colonial administrator whose appointments Sir George William Des Vœux, GCMG ( Chinese Translated Name 德輔 (22 September 1834 - 15 December 1909 was a British colonial governor who served This page is about Sir William Robinson who became the 11th Governor of Hong Kong Sir Henry Arthur Blake (Chinese Translated Name 卜力 (1840-1918 was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan, GCMG ( Chinese Translated Name 彌敦 (3 January 1862 – 18 April 1939 was a British soldier and civil Frederick John Dealtry Lugard 1st Baron Lugard, GCMG, CB, DSO, PC (22 January 1858 &ndash 11 April 1945 Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs, GCMG ( Chinese Translated Name 司徒拔 (1876 - 1947 was a British colonial governor Sir Cecil Clementi, GCMG, KStJ, FRGS, MRAS (Chinese Translated Name 金文泰 (1875 - 1947 was a British colonial administrator William Peel may refer to Sir William Peel (Royal Navy officer (1824&ndash1858 Royal Navy officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross in the Crimean War Sir Andrew Caldecott ( Chinese 郝德傑 (1884 - 1951 was a British colonial administrator Sir Mark Aitchison Young, GCMG, (30 June 1886 &ndash 12 May 1974 楊慕琦 was a British administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began after the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young surrendered the territory of Hong Kong to Japan on 25 December was a Lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, known for his brutal conquest of Hong Kong in late 1941 was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the World War II. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation from 20 February 1942 to 24 December 1944 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and head of the Japanese occupation force in Hong Kong in World War II. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom Sir Franklin Charles Gimson, KCMG, KStJ, (Chinese 詹遜 10 September 1890 - 13 February 1975) was a British Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt, GBE, KCB, ( Chinese Translated Name 夏慤 (1892-1959 was a British naval commander Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Mark Aitchison Young, GCMG, (30 June 1886 &ndash 12 May 1974 楊慕琦 was a British administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong Sir Alexander William George Herder Grantham, GCMG, (葛亮洪 1899&ndash1978 was a British colonial administrator who governed Hong Kong. Sir Robert Brown Black GCMG, OBE ( Chinese 柏立基 1906 - 29 October 1999 was a British colonial governor. Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench, GCMG, MC, DL ( 2 June 1915-1988 was a British soldier and colonial governor Crawford Murray MacLehose Baron MacLehose of Beoch, KT, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, PC, DL ( Chinese name: 麥理浩 Sir Edward Youde ( Chinese 尤德 GCMG, GCVO, MBE (19 June 1924 - 5 December 1986 in Beijing, China) was a British David Clive Wilson Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, KT, GCMG (born 14 February 1935 was a British administrator, Diplomat and Christopher Francis Patten Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (born 12 May 1944 in Cleveleys, Lancashire) is a prominent British Conservative Sir John Joseph Swaine CBE, QC, JP (born 1932 was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1993 to 1995

After transfer of the sovereignty to People's Republic of China

Andrew Wong Wang Fat, OBE, JP, ( Chinese: 黃宏發 (born December 11, 1943) was the last president of the Legislative The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China, often referred to as the Handover Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBM GBS CBE JP ( was born on 20 September 1945 in Shanghai. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBM GBS CBE JP ( was born on 20 September 1945 in Shanghai. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
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