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Hamish Macleod
Sir Nathaniel William Hamish Macleod () was a Scottish civil servant in Hong Kong. MacLeod was the last Financial Secretary of Hong Kong with British descent. Early life In 1940, Macleod was born in Midlothian, Scotland. Career Macleod was Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1991 to 1995. Macleod also was the Secretary for Trade and Industry of Hong Kong from 1987 to 1989 and the Secretary for the Treasury of Hong Kong from 1989 to 1991. In 1991, Macleod was appointed as Financial Secretary of Hong Kong. Macleod succeeded Piers Jacobs. In August 1995, at age 55, MacLeod retired as Financial Secretary of Hong Kong. In 2003 Macleod was director and Chairman of JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust PLC. Personal life In 1997, Macleod returned to the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretary For The Treasury (Hong Kong)
The Secretary for the Treasury (, formerly ) was a minister in the Government of Hong Kong between 1989 and 2002, responsible for maintaining the assets of the government. The position was replaced by Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury in 2002 after merging the position with the portfolio of financial services. The treasury affairs were handled by the Deputy Financial Secretary before 1989. List of office holders Political party: Secretaries for the Treasury, 1989–1997 Secretaries for the Treasury, 1997–2002 References Government ministers of Hong Kong Treasury A treasury is either *A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry. *A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be state or royal property, church treasure or in p ... * {{HongKong-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Francis Yaxley
John Francis Yaxley (born 13 November 1936 in Birmingham, England) is a former civil servant in the UK Colonial Office. After beginning his career in the Pacific Islands, Yaxley occupied a number of senior roles with the administration of British Hong Kong, which culminated in his appointment as Hong Kong Commissioner in London. Early life Yaxley studied at Durham University. He belonged to Hatfield College. After graduating with a degree in Geography he completed two years of national service in the Royal Army Educational Corps, being appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) 25 August 1958. He joined the Overseas Civil Service in 1961. Career Yaxley served in Vanuatu (formerly The New Hebrides) and the Solomon Islands (formerly The British Solomon Islands Protectorate). He carried out the first census of the New Hebrides with Norma MacArthur in 1967, and subsequently reported on it. Hong Kong Yaxley first moved to Colonial Hong Kong in 1977, where he served in various pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK LegCo Members 1988–1991
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Financial Secretaries Of Hong Kong
Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of financial economics bridges the two). Finance activities take place in financial systems at various scopes, thus the field can be roughly divided into personal, corporate, and public finance. In a financial system, assets are bought, sold, or traded as financial instruments, such as currencies, loans, bonds, shares, stocks, options, futures, etc. Assets can also be banked, invested, and insured to maximize value and minimize loss. In practice, risks are always present in any financial action and entities. A broad range of subfields within finance exist due to its wide scope. Asset, money, risk and investment management aim to maximize value and minimize volatility. Financial analysis is viability, stability, and profitability assessmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Government Officials Of Hong Kong
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and mixed govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Births
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deputy Financial Secretary
Deputy Financial Secretary is a ministerial position in the Government of Hong Kong, deputising the Financial Secretary (Hong Kong), Financial Secretary. The position was created in 2022 after John Lee (government official), John Lee Lee government, took office as Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Chief Executive. History Deputy Financial Secretary was created by 1945 during the British colonial rule. The position was renamed to Secretary for the Treasury in 1989. In 2022, John Lee (government official), John Lee, after being selected as the new Chief Executive, decided to install the position of Deputy Financial Secretary. The position was officially revived on 1 July 2022 after his cabinet took office. Role The Deputy Financial Secretary's primary responsibility is to assist the Financial Secretary in coordinating formulation and implementation of cross-bureaux/departmental policies and supervising the policy bureaux under his charge. The Deputy Financial Secretary also assists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeung Kai-yin
Yeung Kai-yin, GBS, CBE, JP(; 6 January 1941 - 8 February 2007) is a Chinese civil servant and businessman in Hong Kong. Career In 1962, Yeung joined the Hong Kong Government as an Administrative Officer. In 1989, Yeung became the Secretary for Education and Manpower, until 1991. Yeung was also the Secretary for Transport. In 1991, Yeung became the Secretary for the Treasury in Hong Kong. In 1993, at age 52, Yeung resigned as Secretary for the Treasury in Hong Kong. In 1993, Yeung became an executive director of Sino Land, a major property developer of Hong Kong and a subsidiary of Tsim Sha Tsui Properties. In 1996, Yeung served as chairman and chief executive of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC). During his tenure, the KCRC constructed the West Rail line that links northwestern New Territories (Tuen Mun, Tin Shui Wai and Yuen Long) with Kowloon. Yeung's appointment of fellow retired civil servants in KCRC and conciliatory attitude to the government drew public cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income () is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in Asia excluding Japan. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The Chairman is Bronwyn Curtis Bronwyn Nanette Curtis is a British Australian Economist with focuses onFinance, Economics and Media sectors. She has held positions such as the Head of Global Research at HSBC Bank, Chief Economist at Nomura International, Managing Editor and .... History The company was established in 1997. It changed its name from JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust to JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income on 13 February 2020. References External links Official site Investment trusts of the United Kingdom JPMorgan Chase {{UK-finance-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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