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Brian Davidson (footballer)
Brian John Davidson (; born 28 April 1964) is a British diplomat who is the British Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macao as of July 2021. Biography Davidson grew up in Holywood, Northern Ireland, and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Law at Trinity College, Cambridge before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1985. Although initially posted as a desk officer for Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria in the Eastern European Department, Davidson undertook Mandarin Chinese language training at the School of Oriental and African Studies before his appointment as Second Secretary for Political/Information at the British Embassy in Beijing from 1988 to 1992. From 1992 to 1993 Davidson worked as an analyst on terrorism and international security for the Cabinet Office before being appointed as the Head of the China Section in the Far Eastern and Pacific Department of the FCO until 1996. From 1996 to 2000 Davidson was posted to the High Commission in Canberra, Australia a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Consulate General, Hong Kong
The British Consulate General Hong Kong, located at 1 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong, Admiralty, Hong Kong Island, is one of the largest British consulates general in the world and is bigger than many British embassies and high commissions. It is responsible for maintaining British ties with Hong Kong and Macau. Together with the Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau, Consulate General of the United States of America, Hong Kong and Macau; the Consulate General of Malaysia; and the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, the British consulate general is among the few consulates general in Hong Kong to be housed in its own building. Role Due to Hong Kong's status as a Special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the consul-general in Hong Kong reports directly to the China Department of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, instead of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |