List of Legislative Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1946–1985
This is a list of unofficial members of the Legislative Council in the colonial period from restoration of the Council after the return of the British rule in 1946 up to the official members were replaced by indirect elected member in 1985. There were a maximum of 23 Unofficial Members from 1976 to 1983, 29 Unofficial Members from 1983 to 1984 and 32 Unofficial Members from 1984 to 1985.[1]
Change in composition[edit]
| Year | Number of Official Members exclusive of the Governor |
Number of Unofficial Members |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 9 | 7 |
| 1947 | 8 | 7 |
| 1951 | 9 | 8 |
| 1964 | 12 | 13 |
| 1972 | 14 | 15 |
| 1976 | 23 | 23 |
| 1980 | 26 | 27 |
| 1983 | 29 | 29 |
| 1984 | 29 | 32 |
List of Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council[edit]
| Members | Assumed office | Left office | Background | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo d'Almada e Castro | 1 May 1946 | 29 April 1953 | Barrister | Portuguese representative |
| Chau Sik-nin | 1 May 1946 | 5 September 1959 | Doctor | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member & Senior Unofficial Member (1953–59) |
| Chau Tsun-nin | 1 May 1946 | 29 April 1953 | Barrister | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1946–53); Senior Unofficial Member (1950–53) |
| Ronald Dare Gillespie | 1 May 1946 | 14 April 1948 | Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd | Representative of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1946–48);[5] Resigned on 28 April 1948[6] |
| David Fortune Landale | 1 May 1946 | 4 January 1950 | Jardine Matheson & Co. | Senior Unofficial Member (1946–50); resigned on 5 January 1950 |
| Lo Man-kam | 1 May 1946 | 5 June 1950 | Barrister | Resigned on 5 June 1950[6] |
| Maurice Murray Watson | 24 October 1946 | 18 March 1953 | Resigned on 19 March 1953[6] | |
| Charles Collingwood Roberts | 31 October 1946 | 28 July 1948 | Butterfield & Swire | Representative of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1948);[5] Resigned on 30 July 1948[6] |
| Thomas Megarry | 30 January 1947 | 2 October 1947 | Sitting as unofficial | |
| 23 October 1947 | 23 October 1947 | |||
| Norman Oswald Cyril Marsh | 12 May 1948 | 10 November 1948 | Businessman | |
| Philip Stanley Cassidy | 25 August 1948 | 30 April 1952 | John D Hutchison & Co. | Representative of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1948–53)[5] |
| Cedric Blaker | 27 April 1949 | 6 March 1958 | Gilman & Co. | Representative of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1953–58)[5] |
| Charles Edward Michael Terry | 8 February 1950 | 5 September 1959 | Businessman | |
| Lawrence Kadoorie | 14 June 1950 | 19 September 1951 | Kadoorie Group | |
| 7 April 1954 | 17 November 1954 | |||
| Lo Man-wai | 14 June 1950 | 5 September 1959 | Barrister | |
| Ngan Shing-kwan | 11 July 1951 | 21 June 1961 | Businessman | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member & Senior Unofficial Member (1959–61); retired on 21 June 1961[6] |
| Hubert John Collar | 14 May 1952 | 26 March 1953 | Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd | Representative of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1953);[5] Resigned on 10 April 1953 |
| Kwok Chan | 14 May 1952 | 27 June 1962 | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member & Senior Unofficial Member (1961–62) | |
| Dhun Jehangir Ruttonjee | 26 March 1953 | 26 June 1968 | Businessman | Senior Unofficial Member (1962–68); Retired on 26 June 1968[6] |
| Alberto Maria Rodrigues | 20 May 1953 | 5 September 1959 | Doctor | Portuguese representative |
| John Arthur Blackwood | 16 June 1954 | 28 September 1955 | Butterfield & Swire[5] | |
| Richard Charles Lee | 30 March 1955 | 20 July 1955 | Businessman | |
| 8 July 1959 | 12 May 1965 | Resigned on 13 June 1965[6] | ||
| John Douglas Clague | 20 June 1956 | 23 March 1960 | John D Hutchison & Co | Representative of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1953–60)[5] |
| Hugh David MacEwen Barton | 3 December 1958 | 23 May 1962 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | |
| Kenneth Fung Ping-fan | 8 July 1959 | 23 June 1965 | Businessman | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1962–66); resigned on 23 June 1965[6] |
| Kwan Cho-yiu | 8 July 1959 | 8 June 1966 | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1965–66); replaced Lo Man-wai[6] | |
| George MacDonald Goldsack | 6 April 1960 | 21 June 1961 | Dodwell & Co. | Representative of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1960–61);[5] Retired on 21 June 1961[6] |
| Donald Black | 10 August 1960 | 23 November 1960 | Businessman | [6] |
| Kan Yuet-keung | 7 June 1961 | 21 June 1972 | Barrister | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1966–72); Senior Unofficial Member (1968–72) |
| Li Fook-shu | 7 June 1961 | 26 June 1968 | Businessman | |
| William Charles Goddard Knowles | 19 July 1961 | 17 June 1964 | Butterfield & Swire | Representative of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1961–64)[5] |
| Sidney Samuel Gordon | 13 June 1962 | 8 June 1966 | Kadoorie Group | Retired on 8 June 1966[6] |
| Fung Hon-chu | 8 August 1962 | 8 July 1970 | Resigned on 8 July 1970[6] | |
| James Dickson Leach | 23 October 1963 | 1 May 1968 | Retired on 1 May 1968[6] | |
| Wilfred Wong Sien-bing | 23 October 1963 | 6 November 1963 | Businessman | |
| 30 June 1965 | 19 June 1974 | |||
| George Ronald Ross | 8 July 1964 | 11 September 1968 | Deacon & Co. | Representative of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1964–68)[5] |
| Tang Ping-yuan | 8 July 1964 | 26 June 1968 | Businessman | |
| Tse Yu-chuen | 8 July 1964 | 17 June 1970 | Businessman | Resigned on 17 June 1970[6] |
| Kenneth Albert Watson | 8 July 1964 | 17 June 1970 | Businessman | Resigned on 17 June 1970[6] |
| Woo Pak-chuen | 8 July 1964 | 19 June 1974 | Barrister | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1972–74); Senior Unofficial Member (1974) |
| Szeto Wai | 19 August 1964 | 19 June 1974 | Engineer | |
| Ellen Li Shu-pui | 23 June 1965 | 20 June 1973 | ||
| Chung Sze-yuen | 28 July 1965 | 16 August 1978 | Senior Unofficial Member & Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1974–78) | |
| Michael Alexander Robert Herries | 29 March 1967 | 20 May 1970 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Representative of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1968–69)[5] |
| Daniel Lam See-hin | 26 April 1967 | 20 December 1967 | Businessman | |
| Wilson Wang Tze-sam | 20 December 1967 | 18 June 1975 | Educator | |
| Herbert John Charles Browne | 22 May 1968 | 25 April 1973 | John Swire & Sons | Retired on 30 April 1973 |
| Ann Tse-kai | 5 June 1968 | 19 June 1974 | Winsor Industrial Corp | |
| Lee Quo-wei | 10 July 1968 | 16 August 1978 | Hang Seng Bank | |
| Oswald Victor Cheung | 6 November 1968 | 30 July 1981 | Barrister | Senior Unofficial Member & Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1978–81) |
| Gerald Mordaunt Broome Salmon | 1 October 1969 | 21 June 1972 | Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co | Representative of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1970–72)[5] |
| Lo Kwee-seong | 8 July 1970 | 21 June 1972 | Businessman | |
| Li Fook-wo | 7 July 1971 | 30 July 1981 | Businessman | |
| John Louis Marden | 4 August 1971 | 18 August 1971 | Businessman | |
| Rogerio Hyndman Lobo | 5 July 1972 | 7 August 1985 | Businessman & Urban Councillor | Senior Unofficial Member (1981–85) |
| Joyce Symons | 5 July 1972 | 4 August 1976 | Educator | |
| Peter Gordon Williams | 5 July 1972 | 16 August 1978 | Dodwell & Co, Ltd | Representative of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1975–78) |
| James Wu Man-hon | 5 July 1972 | 1 August 1979 | Businessman | |
| Mary Wong Wing-cheung | 15 November 1972 | 15 March 1973 | Died in office | |
| Kenneth Lo Tak-cheung | 25 April 1973 | 22 May 1974 | Barrister | |
| Hilton Cheong-Leen | 9 May 1973 | 1 August 1979 | Urban Councillor | |
| Guy Mowbray Sayer | 20 June 1973 | 19 June 1974 | Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | |
| Lo Tak-shing | 1 July 1974 | 12 February 1985 | Solicitor[6] | Resigned on 12 February 1985 |
| John Henry Bremridge | 3 July 1974 | 19 November 1980 | Butterfield & Swire | Appointed as the first Financial Secretary with non-civil servant background in 1981 |
| Harry Fang Sin-yang | 3 July 1974 | 12 September 1985 | Surgeon | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1981–85) |
| Kwan Ko Siu-wah | 3 July 1974 | 16 August 1978 | ||
| Francis Yuan-hao Tien | 3 July 1974 | 7 August 1985 | Manhattan Garments Ltd.[6] | |
| Alex Wu Shu-chih | 22 January 1975 | 7 August 1985 | Fidelity Management Ltd. | |
| Lydia Dunn | 1 September 1976 | 31 August 1985 | John Swire & Sons | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member & Senior Unofficial Member (1985–88) |
| Joyce Mary Bennett | 6 October 1976 | 10 August 1983 | Clergy & School Principal[6] | |
| Chen Shou-lum | 6 October 1976 | 7 August 1985 | ||
| Henry Hu Hung-lick | 6 October 1976 | 10 August 1983 | Barrister | |
| Leung Tat-shing | 6 October 1976 | 6 August 1980 | Trade Unionist | |
| Patrick Terence McGovern | 6 October 1976 | 8 August 1984 | Clergy | Died in office |
| Peter Wong Chak-cheong | 6 October 1976 | 7 August 1985 | Solicitor | |
| Wong Lam | 6 October 1976 | 7 August 1985 | ||
| Rayson Lisung Huang | 5 October 1977 | 10 August 1983 | Scholar | |
| Charles Yeung Siu-cho | 5 October 1977 | 4 October 1984 | Solicitor | |
| Allen Lee Peng-fei | 1 September 1978 | 31 August 1985 | Jada Electronics Ltd. | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member & Senior Unofficial Member (1988–92) |
| Ho Kam-fai | 11 October 1978 | 7 August 1985 | Scholar | |
| David Kennedy Newbigging | 11 October 1978 | 28 July 1982 | Jardine, Matheson & Co.[6] | Representative of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1978–85) |
| Andrew So Kwok-wing | 11 October 1978 | 7 August 1985 | Insurance agent[6] | |
| Hu Fa-kuang | 10 October 1979 | 7 August 1985 | Ryoden Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. | |
| Wong Po-yan | 10 October 1979 | 7 August 1985 | United Oversea Enterprises, Ltd.[6] | |
| John Joseph Swaine | 1 September 1980 | 31 August 1985 | Barrister | |
| William Charles Langdon Brown | 1 October 1980 | 7 August 1985 | Standard Chartered Bank | |
| Chan Kam-chuen | 1 October 1980 | 7 August 1985 | ||
| Stephen Cheong Kam-chuen | 2 December 1980 | 30 August 1985 | Lee Wah Weaving Factory Ltd. & Cheong's Textile Co. Ltd.[6] | |
| Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee | 1 September 1981 | 31 August 1985 | ||
| Maria Tam Wai-chu | 1 September 1981 | 31 August 1985 | Barrister & Urban Councillor | |
| Benton Cheung Yan-lung | 7 October 1981 | 7 August 1985 | ||
| Henrietta Ip Man-hing | 6 October 1982 | 7 August 1985 | Paediatrician[6] | |
| Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai | 1 September 1983 | 31 August 1985 | ||
| Chan Ying-lun | 27 September 1983 | 7 August 1985 | ||
| Pauline Ng Chow May-lin | 27 September 1983 | 7 August 1985 | Teacher[6] | |
| Peter Poon Wing-cheung | 27 September 1983 | 7 August 1985 | Accountant[6] | |
| Yeung Po-kwan | 27 September 1983 | 7 August 1985 | School principal[6] | |
| Keith Lam Hon-keung | 26 September 1984 | 7 August 1985 | ||
| Carl Tong Ka-wing | 26 September 1984 | 7 August 1985 | Accountant[6] | |
| Kim Cham Yau-sum | 4 October 1984 | 7 August 1985 | Accountant[6] |
References[edit]
- ^ "History of Legislature". Legislative Council of Hong Kong. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ G. B. Endacott (1964). Government and people in Hong Kong, 1841–1962. Hong Kong University Press. p. Appendices.
- ^ Rabushka, Alvin (1976). Value for money: the Hong Kong budgetary process. Hoover Press.
- ^ Science and technology in countries of Asia and the Pacific: policies, organization and resources. Unesco. 1985. p. 152.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Past Legislative Council Representative". Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Database on LegCo members". Legislative Council of Hong Kong. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.