Governor of Hong Kong
head of the Hong Kong Government during British rule
The Governor of Hong Kong was the representative in Hong Kong of the British Crown from 1843 to 1997. In this office, the governor was president of the Executive Council and Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong.
| Governor of Hong Kong | |
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.svg) Standard of the Governor, 1959–1997 | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Government House |
| Appointer | Monarch of the United Kingdom |
| Formation | 26 June 1843 |
| First holder | Sir Henry Pottinger |
| Final holder | Chris Patten |
| Abolished | 30 June 1997 |
| Deputy | Lieutenant Governor Colonial Secretary Chief Secretary |
| Salary | HK$3,036,000 per annum (1997) |
| Governor of Hong Kong | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 香港總督 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 香港总督 | ||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Hēunggóng Júngdūk | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 港督 | ||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Góngdūk | ||||||||
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The governor's roles were seen in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions. After the end of British rule and the transfer of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1997 the office was abolished (ended) and replaced with the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
Other websites
change- Places named after British monarchs, members of the Royal Family and colonial officials in Hong Kong Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Photos of all Hong Kong Governors Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Corpus of Political Speeches, publicly accessible with speeches from United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China, provided by Hong Kong Baptist University Library
