List of Hong Kong Governors
British Governors of the Crown Colony of Hong Kong (1841–1997)
| No. | from | to | governor | Administrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 26, 1841 |
August 12, 1841 |
Sir Charles Elliot ( 義 律 / 义 律 ) | ||
| June 22, 1841 |
December 1841 |
Alexander Robert Johnston ( 莊士敦 / 庄士敦 ) | ||
| August 12, 1841 |
June 25, 1843 |
Sir Henry Pottinger ( 砵 甸 乍 ) | ||
| 1 | June 26, 1843 |
May 8, 1844 |
Sir Henry Pottinger ( 砵 甸 乍 ) | |
| 2 | May 8, 1844 |
March 18, 1848 |
Sir John Francis Davis ( 戴維斯 / 戴维斯 ) | |
| March 18, 1848 |
March 21, 1848 |
do research | ||
| 3 | March 21, 1848 |
April 13, 1854 |
Sir Samuel George Bonham ( 文 咸 ) | |
| 4th | April 13, 1854 |
May 5, 1859 |
Sir John Bowring ( 寶 寧 / 宝 宁 ) | |
| May 5, 1859 |
September 9, 1859 |
William Caine ( 堅 / 坚 ) | ||
| 5 | September 9, 1859 |
March 15, 1865 |
Sir Hercules Robinson ( 羅 便 臣 / 罗 便 臣 ) later Lord Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead ( 羅士敏 / 罗士敏 ) |
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| March 15, 1865 |
March 11, 1866 |
William T. Mercer ( 孖 沙 ) | ||
| 6th | March 11, 1866 |
April 11, 1872 |
Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell ( 麥 當 奴 / 麦 当 奴 ) | |
| April 11, 1872 |
April 16, 1872 |
Henry Wase Whitfield ( 威菲 路 ) | ||
| 7th | April 16, 1872 |
March 1, 1877 |
Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy ( 堅 尼 地 / 坚 尼 地 ) | |
| March 1, 1877 |
April 22, 1877 |
John Gardiner Austin ( 柯士 甸 ) | ||
| 8th | April 22, 1877 |
March 7, 1882 |
Sir John Pope Hennessy ( 軒尼詩 / 轩尼诗 ) | |
| March 7, 1882 |
March 28, 1882 |
Malcolm Struan Tonnochy ( 杜 老 誌 / 杜 老 志 ) | ||
| March 28, 1882 |
March 30, 1883 |
Sir William H. Marsh ( 馬 師 / 马 师 ) | ||
| 9 | March 30, 1883 |
December 21, 1885 |
Sir George Ferguson Bowen ( 寶雲 / 宝云 ) | |
| December 21, 1885 |
April 25, 1887 |
Sir William H. Marsh ( 馬 師 / 马 师 ) | ||
| April 25, 1887 |
October 6, 1887 |
Major-General NG Cameron ( 金馬倫 / 金马伦 ) | ||
| 10 | October 6, 1887 |
May 7, 1891 |
Sir George William Des Voeux ( 德 輔 / 德 辅 ) | |
| May 7, 1891 |
December 10, 1891 |
Major-General Digby Barker ( 白 加 ) | ||
| 11 | December 10, 1891 |
February 1, 1898 |
Sir William Robinson ( 羅 便 臣 / 罗 便 臣 ) | |
| February 1, 1898 |
November 25, 1898 |
Major-General Wilsone Black ( 布 力 ) | ||
| 12 | November 25, 1898 |
November 21, 1903 |
Sir Henry Arthur Blake ( 卜力 ) | |
| November 21, 1903 |
July 29, 1904 |
Sir Francis Henry May ( 梅 含 理 ) | ||
| 13 | July 29, 1904 |
April 20, 1907 |
Sir Matthew Nathan ( 彌 敦 / 弥 敦 ) | |
| April 20, 1907 |
July 29, 1907 |
Sir Francis Henry May ( 梅 含 理 ) | ||
| 14th | July 29, 1907 |
March 16, 1912 |
Sir Frederick Lugard ( 盧吉 / 卢吉 ) later Lord Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard |
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| March 16, 1912 |
July 24, 1912 |
Claud Severn ( 施 勳 / 施 勋 ) | ||
| 15th | July 24, 1912 |
September 12, 1918 |
Sir Francis Henry May ( 梅 含 理 ) | |
| September 12, 1918 |
September 30, 1919 |
Claud Severn ( 施 勳 / 施 勋 ) | ||
| 16 | September 30, 1919 |
March 19, 1925 |
Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs ( 司徒 拔 ) | |
| March 19, 1925 |
November 1, 1925 |
Claud Severn ( 施 勳 / 施 勋 ) | ||
| 17th | November 1, 1925 |
February 1, 1930 |
Sir Cecil Clementi ( 金文泰 ) | |
| February 1, 1930 |
March 9, 1930 |
Wilfrid Southorn ( 修 頓 / 修 顿 ) | ||
| 18th | May 9, 1930 |
May 17, 1935 |
Sir William Peel ( 貝璐 / 贝璐 ) | |
| May 17, 1935 |
September 13, 1935 |
Wilfrid Southorn ( 修 頓 / 修 顿 ) | ||
| September 13, 1935 |
November 1, 1935 |
Norman Smith ( 史 美 ) | ||
| November 1, 1935 |
December 12, 1935 |
Wilfrid Southorn ( 修 頓 / 修 顿 ) | ||
| 19th | December 12, 1935 |
April 16, 1937 |
Sir Andrew Caldecott ( 郝德傑 / 郝德杰 ) | |
| April 16, 1937 |
October 28, 1937 |
Norman Smith ( 史 美 ) | ||
| 20th | October 28, 1937 |
September 6, 1941 |
Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote ( 羅富國 / 罗富国 ) | |
| September 6, 1941 |
September 10, 1941 |
Norman Smith ( 史 美 ) | ||
| 21st | September 10, 1941 |
December 25, 1941 |
Sir Mark Aitchison Young ( 楊慕琦 / 杨慕琦 ) | |
| Disrupted by the Japanese invasion and occupation of Hong Kong | ||||
| December 25, 1941 |
February 20, 1942 |
Lt.-General Takashi Sakai ( 酒井 隆 ) and Lt.-General Masaichi Niimi ( 新 見 政 一 / 新 见 政 一 ) | ||
| February 20, 1942 |
December 24, 1944 |
Lt.-General Isogai Rensuke ( 磯 谷 廉 介 / 矶 谷 廉 介 ) | ||
| February 1, 1945 |
August 15, 1945 |
Lt.-General Hisaichi Tanaka ( 田中 久 一 ) | ||
| Disrupted by the Japanese invasion and occupation of Hong Kong | ||||
| August 15, 1945 |
September 1, 1945 |
Provisional government ruled by Sir Franklin Charles Gimson ( 詹 遜 / 詹 逊 ) | ||
| September 1, 1945 |
April 30, 1946 |
Military government ruled by Rear Admiral Sir Cecil HJ Harcourt ( 夏 愨 / 夏 悫 ) | ||
| 21st | May 1, 1946 |
May 17, 1947 |
Sir Mark Aitchison Young ( 楊慕琦 / 杨慕琦 ) | |
| May 17, 1947 |
July 25, 1947 |
David Mercer MacDougall ( 麥 道 高 / 麦 道 高 ) | ||
| 22nd | July 25, 1947 |
December 31, 1957 |
Sir Alexander Grantham ( 葛 量 洪 ) | |
| December 31, 1957 |
January 23, 1958 |
Edgeworth Beresford David ( 戴維德 / 戴维德 ) | ||
| 23 | January 23, 1958 |
March 31, 1964 |
Sir Robert Brown Black ( 柏立基 ) | |
| March 3, 1964 |
April 14, 1964 |
Edmund Brinsley Teesdale ( 戴斯德 ) | ||
| 24 | April 14, 1964 |
19th October 1971 |
Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench ( 戴 麟趾 ) | |
| 19th October 1971 |
19th November 1971 |
Sir Hugh Selby Norman-Walker ( 羅樂民 / 罗乐民 ) | ||
| 25th | 19th November 1971 |
May 8, 1982 |
Sir Murray MacLehose ( 麥 理 浩 / 麦 理 浩 ) later Lord Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch |
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| May 8, 1982 |
May 20, 1982 |
Sir Philip Haddon Cave ( 夏鼎基 ) | ||
| 26th | May 20, 1982 |
4th December 1986 |
Sir Edward Youde ( 尤德 ) | |
| 5th December 1986 |
April 9, 1987 |
Sir David Akers-Jones ( 鍾逸傑 / 钟逸杰 ) | ||
| 27 | April 9, 1987 |
July 9, 1992 |
Sir David Wilson ( 衛 奕 信 / 卫 奕 信 ) later Lord David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn |
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| 28 | July 9, 1992 |
June 30, 1997 |
Sir Chris Patten ( 彭定康 ) later Lord Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes |
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