Lieutenant Governor of HongKong zh t was the second highest position during the British colonial rule in HongKong from 1843 to 1902. History Although Lieutenant Governor of HongKong was the second highest position in HongKong, the Lieutenant Governor did not have any actual power in the Government thar power usually was gained by the Colonial Secretary. The first Lieutenant Governor of HongKong was George Charles D Aguilar George D Aguilar and the post was subsequently held by the Commander British Forces in HongKong . ref British and Indian armies on the China coast 1785 1985 by Harfield, A G, Published by A and J Partnership, 1990, Pages 483 484 ISBN 0951606506 ref List of Lieutenant Governors George Charles D Aguilar George D Aguilar 1843 1848 Major General William Staveley 1848 1851 Major General William Jervois British Army officer William Jervois 1851 1854 Major General Robert Garrett British Army officer Sir Robert Garrett 1854 1857 Major General Thomas Ashburnham 1857 1858 Major General Charles van Straubenzee Sir Charles van Straubenzee 1858 1859 Major General James Hope Grant Sir James Grant 1860 1861 Major General John Michel British Army officer Sir John Michel 1861 1862 Major General Charles William Dunbar Staveley Sir Charles Staveley 1862 1863 Major General William Gustavus Brown William Brown 1863 1864 Major General Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy Sir Philip Guy 1864 1867 Major General James Robert Brunker James Brunker 1867 1869 Demise of the post By the 1870s onwards to 1902 the role lapsed from formal use and the second in command was transferred to the Colonial Secretary of HongKong Chief Secretary from 1976 to 1997 . The following individuals may ... Sir William Gascoigne 1898 1902 See also Governor of HongKong History of Colonial HongKong 1800s 1930s References reflist Category British HongKong HongKong stub zh ... History of HongKong Steve Tsang, 2004, p18 19 ref Major General Henry Wase Whitfield Henry Whitfield ... more details
Infobox political post post Governor body HongKong nativename flag Flag of the Governor of Hong ... of HongKong was the head of the government of HongKong during British HongKong British rule from 1843 to 1997. The governor s roles were defined in the HongKong Letters Patent and HongKong Royal ... HongKong transfer of HongKong to the People s Republic of China in 1997, most of the civil functions of this office went to the Chief Executive of HongKong , and military functions went to the commander of the People s Liberation Army HongKong Garrison . The Governor File HK History of HK Museum Uniform of HK Governor Edward Youde.JPG right thumb Uniform fact date May 2011 of the Governor of HongKong The Governor s powers and duties were defined in the HongKong Letters Patent and HongKong ... by British expatriates, although this gave way to more local HongKong Chinese appointees in later years. Most recent Governors of HongKong were professional diplomat s, save the last Governor ... admiral served as administrator during World War II. Transport The Governor of HongKong used a Daimler ... never to have held any title of nobility during tenure See also History of HongKong Lieutenant Governor of HongKong second in command and acting Governor when the Governor was not in HongKong Commander ... HongKong Governors Governor of HongKong Template British dependencies governors DEFAULTSORT Governor ... His Her Excellency residence Government House, HongKong nominator Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ... power in HongKong throughout British rule and, with the exception of a brief experiment after ..., the Legislative Council of HongKong Legislative Council known colloquially as LegCo , which ... in 1985, and all members of the Executive Council of HongKong Executive Council ExCo , effectively ... Building from 1843 to 1846. The building now houses the HongKong Court of Final Appeal . His successor ... John Bowring , the governors resided at Government House, HongKong Government House . List of Governors ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name The HongKong image caption image size Only for images narrower than 220 pixels background group or band alias origin New Orleans , Louisiana Brooklyn , New York instrument genre Indie rock occupation years active 2000 Present label associated acts The Big Sleep band The Big Sleep , The Rowboats , Soulo website http etherdrag.com thehongkong Official Website current members Catherine Culpepper br Shawn King musician Shawn King br Harold Wayne br Ted Casterline br Aaron Carroll past members Sonya Balchandani notable instruments The HongKong originally formed in New Orleans , but became more established after regrouping in Brooklyn . They are known for mixing a 1960s feel with modern indie rock sensibilities. They have also been compared to Blondie band Blondie . In 2000, the band released their first album, the instrumental Lights At Night , which included a post rock sound that would become much less evident in the group s future efforts. 2003 saw the release of Rock The Faces , which Allmusic said is junk shop pop at its finest. Built out of parts of various great bands and artists, it shines like a brand new artifact Allmusic class album id r667212 pure url yes link . In January 2005, The HongKong went into the studio to record with Ric Ocasek of The Cars producing. Soon after, they signed to his label, Inverse Records . That Ocasek took the band under his wing was evidenced by their backing him up at live shows, such as a September 2005 performance at CBGB . In 2006, the band released a video for a song called Tongue Tied. The video featured Culpepper with Dean Wareham Luna band Luna Galaxie 500 as Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow . Discography Lights At Night 2000 Rock The Faces 2003 Slow Motion Gets Around ... Ocasek The HongKong show at CBGB http www.myspace.com thehongkong MySpace profile http etherdrag.com thehongkong news.html The HongKong official website news page DEFAULTSORT HongKong Category American ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 HongKong Affairs Advisers were appointed by the People s Republic of China Chinese government after the last Governor of HongKong Chris Patten carried out his electoral reform in HongKong . See also HongKong and Macao Affairs Office Category Politics of HongKong HK poli stub ... more details
HongKong Mint Chinese language Chinese was a mint coin mint in HongKong existed from 1866 to 1868. It was located in Sugar Street , HongKong Island . A Mint Dam , on the slope of Mount Butler , was constructed to supply water to the mint. In early colonial HongKong , mixed currencies of various kinds were used. Although British pound was official currency, it was not well accepted by the merchants and residents Fact date June 2009 , especially Chinese, in HongKong. Various silver currencies remained medium of trade in the city. In order to provide a steady supply of silver dollar in HongKong. Hercules Robinson , the then HongKongGovernor , decided to found HongKong Mint in 1864. The mint opened on 1866 05 07 under the direction of the Master of the Mint, Thomas William Kinder ref Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society HongKong Branch Vol 47 2007 The HongKong Mint, 1864 1868 The History Of An Early Engineering Experiment by P. Kevin MacKeown ref but soon closed in 1868 during Richard Graves MacDonnell Richard MacDonnell s governorship. The reasons for this were the poor reception of the coins as well as continued debasement of the silver coins causing huge loss. The mint machinery was sold to the Japan Mint in Osaka , Japan . See also HongKong dollar References reflist External links http home.netvigator.com ykleungn hkmint.htm The HongKong Early Currency and The Unsuccessful HongKong Mint in Chinese http www.info.gov.hk hkma eng moneyhk eng moneypas coinage 1.htm HongKong Coinage http www.lcsd.gov.hk CE Museum History en pspecial 2.php HongKong Currency Economy of HongKong navbox Category Government agencies established in 1866 Category Mints Category Currencies of HongKong it Zecca di HongKong ... more details
The HongKong Letters Patent was one of the two principal constitution al instruments of HongKong during the period of its administration as a crown colony colony under British Empire British administration . The other principal instrument was the HongKong Royal Instructions . Originally issued in the form of a royal charter on 5 April 1843, the Letters Patent were reissued on on 19 January 1888, and again on 14 February 1917. The 1917 letters patent as amended from time to time remained the basis for HongKong s system of government until the Transfer of sovereignty over HongKong formal transfer of sovereignty on 1 July 1997 to the People s Republic of China . Issued under the royal prerogative , the letters patent were the formal legal basis of the office of Governor of HongKongGovernor and Commander in Chief , the Executive Council of HongKong Executive Council , and the Legislative Council of HongKong Legislative Council . After the transfer of sovereignty to China, the Letters Patent ceased to have effect, being superseded by a new HongKong Basic Law Basic Law . See also Letters Patent Royal Assent History of HongKong Colonial HongKong Wikisource HongKong Royal Instructions Category British HongKong British rule in HongKong Category History of HongKong Category HongKong law Category Defunct constitutions HongKong poli stub HongKong gov stub HongKong hist stub HongKong law stub he ja zh ... more details
HongKongfilmlist A list of films produced in HongKong in the 1960s in year order on separate pages. 1960 HongKong films of 1960 1961 HongKong films of 1961 1962 HongKong films of 1962 1963 HongKong films of 1963 1964 HongKong films of 1964 1965 HongKong films of 1965 1966 HongKong films of 1966 1967 HongKong films of 1967 1968 HongKong films of 1968 1969 HongKong films of 1969 See also List of films set in HongKong External links http www.imdb.com Sections Countries HongKong IMDB list of HongKong films CinemaofHongKong Filmsbycountry DEFAULTSORT HongKong Films Of The 1960s Category Lists of HongKong films by decade Category HongKong related lists Films ... more details
HongKongfilmlist A list of films produced in HongKong in the 1950s in year order on separate pages. 1950 HongKong films of 1950 1951 HongKong films of 1951 1952 HongKong films of 1952 1953 HongKong films of 1953 1954 HongKong films of 1954 1955 HongKong films of 1955 1956 HongKong films of 1956 1957 HongKong films of 1957 1958 HongKong films of 1958 1959 HongKong films of 1959 See also List of films set in HongKong External links http www.imdb.com Sections Countries HongKong IMDB list of HongKong films CinemaofHongKong Filmsbycountry DEFAULTSORT HongKong Films Of The 1950s Category Lists of HongKong films by decade Category HongKong related lists Films ... more details
Multiple issues orphan February 2009 unreferenced August 2009 Shipbuilding companies of Hongkong http www.cheoyleena.com Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd. , HongKongHongKong Shipyard The HongKong Shipyard Ltd. DEFAULTSORT Shipbuilding Companies Of HongKong Category Manufacturing companies of HongKong Category Shipbuilding companies of HongKong HongKong stub ... more details
Policy address is the annual address by the chief Executive of HongKong Chief Executive of HongKonggovernor of HongKongGovernor prior to the handover . It used to be addressed in October, on the opening of the Legislative Council of HongKong Legislative Council . In 2002 former Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa changed it unilaterally to January, and was reverted to October under Donald Tsang , the current Chief Executive. Two weeks after the address, the chairman of the House Committee of the Legislative Council moves a Motion of Thanks, similar to Address in Reply motions in other legislatures, and members of the Council debate the Policy Address. External links http www.policyaddress.gov.hk Official website See also State of the Union address DEFAULTSORT Policy Address Of HongKong Category Politics of HongKong Category Heads of state speeches HongKong gov stub zh ... more details
HongKong film list A list of films produced in HongKong in the 2000 2009 2000s in year order on separate pages. 2000 HongKong films of 2000 2001 HongKong films of 2001 2002 HongKong films of 2002 2003 HongKong films of 2003 2004 HongKong films of 2004 2005 HongKong films of 2005 2006 HongKong films of 2006 2007 HongKong films of 2007 2008 HongKong films of 2008 2009 HongKong films of 2009 2010 HongKong films of 2010 2011 HongKong films of 2011 See also List of films set in HongKong External links http www.imdb.com Sections Countries HongKong IMDB list of HongKong films Cinema of HongKong Films by country DEFAULTSORT HongKong Films Of The 2000s Category Lists of HongKong films by decade Category HongKong related lists Films Category 2000s in HongKong Films ... more details
Citations missing article date July 2008 History of HongKong The Military history of HongKong is dated back to Qin Dynasty Qin conquest. As HongKong is on the sea routes to the city of Guangzhou , the territories of HongKong served as an outer port . Numerous of precious resources like salt and pearl on the shore of HongKong. Thus, there is a long history of military and navy garrisoning the territories ... finding on military in HongKong during this period. The Empire of Han dynasty Han conquered the kingdom of Nanyue in 111 BCE. The extensive shore in the territories of HongKong attracted ... of Jin later rules the territories of HongKong. In 403, Lo Tun occupies the city of Pun Yue ... and the seas around HongKong. The navy of Tuen Mun pacified the water against pirate s. British force HongKong has never had its own military forces because it has never been a sovereign state, except voluntary auxiliary force like The Royal HongKong Regiment The Volunteers . All defence matters have been dependent on the state which controls HongKong. Before the British handover to PRC ... HongKong, including the British Forces Overseas HongKong. Its finance was supported by the Hong ... HongKong on 1 July 1997 and stationed a garrison of the People s Liberation Army PLA to manage its ... troops in HongKong is a significant symbol of the PRC government s assumption of sovereignty over HongKong. According to HongKong s Basic Law, military forces stationed in HongKong shall not interfere with local civil affairs the HongKong Government shall remain responsible for the maintenance of public order. The HongKong Garrison, composed of ground, naval, and air forces, is under the command ... and residents. On 4 April 1990, the HongKong Basic Law was officially accepted as the mini constitution of the HongKong SAR after the handover. The pro Beijing bloc welcomed the Basic Law, calling it the most ... enough. In July 1992, Chris Patten was appointed as the last British Governor of Hong ... more details
The Chief Scout of HongKong or HongKong Chief Scout is the head of The Scout Association of HongKong , in 1914&ndash 1997 designated by the Governor of HongKong , and from 1997 onwards, the Chief Executive of HongKong . He is responsible for appointing HongKong Chief Commissioner . List of Chief Scouts of HongKong Francis May 1912 1919 Reginald Stubbs 1919 1925 Cecil Clementi 1925 1930 William Peel colonial administrator William Peel 1930 1935 Andrew Caldecott 1935 1937 Geoffry Northcote 1937 1941 Mark Young 1941 1947 Alexander Grantham 1947 1958 Robert Brown Black 1958 1964 David Trench 1964 1971 Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch Murray MacLehose 1971 1982 Edward Youde 1982 1986 David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn David Wilson 1987 1992 Christopher Patten 1992 1997 Tung Chee hwa 1997 2005 Donald Tsang Yam kuen 2005 present External links http www.scout.org.hk en history csncc Chief Scouts Category HongKong related lists Category Scouting and Guiding in HongKong ... more details
Original research date February 2008 Sandbars in HongKong Expand list date August 2008 Ap Lei Chau Ap Lei Pai , HongKong Cheung Chau , HongKong Lung Kwu Chau , HongKong Pui O , HongKong Sha Chau , HongKong Shek O Headland Tai Tau Chau , HongKong Yim Tin Tsai Tai Po Yim Tin Tsai Ma Shi Chau , HongKong See also Geography of HongKong Islands of HongKong Islands and peninsulas in HongKong Bar landform Sandbar Isthmus DEFAULTSORT Sandbars In HongKong Category Landforms of HongKong Category HongKong related lists ... more details
park. HongKong Park was officially opened on 23 May 1991 by David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn Sir David Wilson , the Governor of HongKong at that time. It covers an area of 8 hectares and is an outstanding ..., HongKong. For general information on the parks in HongKong, br please refer to List of urban public parks and gardens of HongKong . Chinese t s ci IPA yue h k k jy n j ... Kong Park Overview 2009.jpg The HongKong Park is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, HongKong Central , HongKong . Built at a cost of HongKong dollar HK 398 million and opened in May ... landscape. History File HongKong Park Plaque.jpg thumb left The commemorative plaque in the park ... part of the former location of the Victoria Barracks, HongKong Victoria Barracks , built between 1867 ... of the park was a joint project by the Urban Council, HongKong Urban Council dissolved in 1999 and the HongKong Jockey Club Royal HongKong Jockey Club renamed the HongKong Jockey Club ... of former Victoria Barracks, HongKong Victoria Barracks were also conserved in the park, including ... the HongKong Visual Arts Centre since 1992 Rawlinson House early 20th century , former house of the British ... buildings in HongKong As at 6 Jan 2007 ref The park can be easily reached by walking through the Pacific Place and its nearby escalator. clear Facilities HongKong Park captures the natural landscape ... Youde Aviary which is the HongKong s largest aviary while the Vantage Point is another great place to see the bird exhibition . Moreover, inside the HongKong Park, there is a greenhouse Forsgate ... lovers, a sport centre and a Squash sport squash centre were also built in HongKong Park. Awards The design of the park won Honour Award for Urban Design 1998 of HongKong Chapter, the American Institute of Architects., ref http www.info.gov.hk gia general 199901 05 0105075.htm HongKong Park wins US architectural award , HongKong Government ref ref http www.fecel.com FE awards main.htm Awards ... more details
HongKong film list Expand list type Film date August 2008 A list of films produced in HongKong in the 1970s in year order on separate pages. 1970 HongKong films of 1970 1971 HongKong films of 1971 1972 HongKong films of 1972 1973 HongKong films of 1973 1974 HongKong films of 1974 1975 HongKong films of 1975 1976 HongKong films of 1976 1977 HongKong films of 1977 1978 HongKong films of 1978 1979 HongKong films of 1979 See also List of films set in HongKong External links http www.imdb.com Sections Countries HongKong IMDB list of HongKong films HongKong films of the 1970s at http www.hkcinemagic.com en imovie.asp?lid 4 HKcinemamagic.com Cinema of HongKong Films by country DEFAULTSORT HongKong Films Of The 1970s Category Lists of HongKong films by decade Category HongKong related lists Films Category 1970s films ... more details
in the Mid levels on the HongKong Island , HongKong . It is named after Arthur Kennedy governor Arthur Kennedy , the 7th governor of HongKong. History At the time of construction, it was the second ...Unreferenced date April 2007 Image HK Kennedy Road 1.JPG thumb Kennedy Road, HongKong File HK Kennedy ... Starting from Garden Road, HongKong Garden Road in the west, it goes past St. Joseph s College, HongKong St. Joseph s College , HongKong Visual Arts Centre , HongKong Park and Hopewell Centre, HongKong Hopewell Centre and ends at the junction with Queen s Road East near Morrison Hill in Wan Chai . Features No. 1 Zetland Hall Masonic Lodge No.7 St. Joseph s College, HongKong St. Joseph s College . The North and West Blocks are Declared monuments of HongKong declared monuments No.7A Hong ..., of Victoria Barracks, HongKong Victoria Barracks . A List of Grade II historic buildings in HongKong Grade II Historic Building No.9 13 St. Francis Canossian College No.17 Hopewell Centre, HongKong Hopewell Centre . Back entrance on the 17th floor No.22A Union Church No.25 27 HongKong Tang ... Chief Executives, a List of Grade III historic buildings in HongKong Grade III Historic Building ... in the HongKong Special Administrative Region No.42A Jockey Club New Life Hostel, housed in the former Roberts Block of Victoria Barracks. A List of Grade II historic buildings in HongKong Grade ... Barracks. A List of Grade II historic buildings in HongKong Grade II Historic Building No.64 a List of Grade III historic buildings in HongKong Grade III Historic Building The Kennedy Road Peak Tram Kennedy Road station of the Peak Tram is located on Kennedy Road. See also HongKong Park Mount Parish Central and Western Heritage Trail List of streets and roads in HongKong External links commons category Kennedy Road, HongKong http maps.google.com maps?f d&hl en&geocode &saddr E5 A0 85 E5 ... Roads in HongKong Category Mid Levels Category Central, HongKong Category Wan Chai Category Article ... more details
double image right Flag of Hong Kong.svg 180 HongKong SAR Regional Emblem.svg 120 The Regional Flag of the HongKong Special Administrative Region The Regional Emblem of the HongKong Special Administrative Region Image LocationHongKong.png thumb The location of HongKong Image Map of HongKong 18Districts EN.svg thumb An enlargeable political map of the HongKong Special Administrative Region of the People s Republic of China See also Index of HongKong related articles The HongKongHongKong ... library publications the world factbook geos hk.html title HongKong work The World Factbook ... written as Hongkong in older English texts. The HongKong Government officially adopted the current ... pinyin , the official English name is HongKong rather than Xianggang . ref of the People s Republic ..., west and south. Beginning as a trading port in the 19th century, HongKong has developed into one of the world s leading Financial Centre financial centre s. HongKong was a Crown colony of the United ... from 1981 until the transfer of the sovereignty of HongKong transfer of its sovereignty to the People s Republic of China in 1997. The Sino British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of HongKong stipulate that HongKong operate with a high degree of Autonomous entity autonomy until at least 2047 ... Kong is responsible for its own Legal system of HongKong legal system , HongKong Police police force , HongKong Monetary Authority monetary system , Customs and Excise Department HongKong customs policy , Immigration Department HongKong immigration policy , and delegate s to international ... Kong TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image HongKong CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of HongKong Pronunciation IPA en h k Common English country name HongKong Official English country name The HongKong Special Administrative Region of the People s Republic of China Common ... and nations Adjectives HongKong , Hongkongese List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place ... more details
For the wide variety of language s used by different communities and Demographics of HongKong racial groups in HongKong , see Languages of HongKong . For the dialect of Yue Chinese Cantonese spoken in HongKong, which is often known as the HongKong speech , see HongKong Cantonese . Disambig ... more details
bombed by Japanese planes during the Battle of HongKong . The depot was later demolished by British ... of Rock geology rock is common in the south of HongKong Island and the east and north New Territories ... wargame site for HongKong airsoft ers, though due to complaints, the Police will respond to any airsofters discharging pellet guns in the area and disperse them. There is a youth hostel HongKong Jockey Club Mt. Davis on top of the hill. There is an ionopsheric station housing an ionosonde . The ionosonde was set up in a refurbished bunkhouse by Oulton Walker and Tim Closs of the HongKong ... Lung Lau one of the earliest public housing developments in HongKong. Kennedy Town is on the north side. See also List of mountains, peaks and hills in HongKong References Commons category Mount Davis, HongKong P.K.MacKeown Physics at The University of HongKong an anecdotal history 2003 HongKong City Guide ISBN 962 14 2537 9 HongKong Geological Survey I 20,000 scale Geological Map Sheet No. 11 ... Geology of HongKong. Geotechnical Engineering Office, HongKong. 181 p. ISBN 962 02 0299 6 coord 22.277028 N 114.124789 E source enwiki plaintext parser display title Category Mount Davis, HongKong zh yue zh ... more details
HongKong may refer to HongKong , a self governing special administrative region of the People s Republic of China, formerly a British colony HongKong Island , an island of HongKongHongKong Station , a terminus on one of the lines of the HongKong Mass Transit Railway system. HongKong song , an East meets West song by Gorillaz HongKong album , an album by Jean Michel Jarre A card game also known as Stress game Stress HongKong TV series See also HongKong people Hongkongers or Hongkongese , people from HongKong. For more information on HongKong people, see Demographics of HongKong and Culture of HongKong . For specific persons, see List of HongKong people . HongKong Flu , a Flu pandemic of 1968 and 1969 disambig fr HongKong homonymie zh ... more details
HongKong film list Expand list type Film date August 2008 A list of films produced in HongKong in the 1990s in year order on separate pages. 1990 HongKong films of 1990 1991 HongKong films of 1991 1992 HongKong films of 1992 1993 HongKong films of 1993 1994 HongKong films of 1994 1995 HongKong films of 1995 1996 HongKong films of 1996 1997 HongKong films of 1997 1998 HongKong films of 1998 1999 HongKong films of 1999 See also List of films set in HongKong External links http www.imdb.com Sections Countries HongKong IMDB list of HongKong films Cinema of HongKong Films by country DEFAULTSORT HongKong Films Of The 1990s Category Lists of HongKong films by decade Category HongKong related lists Films ... more details
Expand list type Film date August 2008 HongKong film list A list of films produced in HongKong in the 1980s in year order on separate pages. 1980 HongKong films of 1980 1981 HongKong films of 1981 1982 HongKong films of 1982 1983 HongKong films of 1983 1984 HongKong films of 1984 1985 HongKong films of 1985 1986 HongKong films of 1986 1987 HongKong films of 1987 1988 HongKong films of 1988 1989 HongKong films of 1989 See also List of films set in HongKong External links http www.imdb.com Sections Countries HongKong IMDB list of HongKong films Cinema of HongKong Films by country DEFAULTSORT HongKong Films Of The 1980s Category Lists of HongKong films by decade Category HongKong related lists Films ... more details
HongKong film list A list of films produced in HongKong in the 2010s in year order on separate pages. 2010 HongKong films of 2010 2011 HongKong films of 2011 2012 HongKong films of 2012 2013 HongKong films of 2013 2014 HongKong films of 2014 2015 HongKong films of 2015 2016 HongKong films of 2016 2017 HongKong films of 2017 2018 HongKong films of 2018 2019 HongKong films of 2019 See also List of films set in HongKong External links http www.imdb.com Sections Countries HongKong IMDB list of HongKong films Cinema of HongKong Films by country DEFAULTSORT HongKong Films Of The 2010s Category Lists of HongKong films by decade Category HongKong related lists Films ... more details
Refimprove date September 2009 The Public Seal of HongKong zh t , formally known as Public Seal of the HongKong Special Administrative Region is the seal device seal for certifying government documents and legislations. It is held by the Chief Executive. ref http www.legislation.gov.hk blis ind.nsf ... of sovereignty over HongKong transfer of sovereignty to China in 1997 , it was known as the Public Seal of the Colony of HongKong , used to give authority to official documents and granting Royal Assent in HongKong . The Governor of HongKongGovernor was the keeper of the seal. History The Governor of the Crown Colony of HongKong had possessed and used a public seal from the foundation of the colony in 1843. Article VI of the letters patent issued to the Governor stated The Governor shall ...&srchscreen sys all&source Y&version internet Public Seal of HongKong ref Description of the Colonial seal Image Colonial Badge of HongKong under British rule.png thumb Public Seal of HongKong Pre ... in which is depicted HongKong harbour with, in the foreground, a wharf with three people and five ... of HongKong. The medallion is encircled by a scroll surmounted with the Royal Arms and supporters and bearing the words HongKong in the lower portion. Around the lower half of the medallion ... was interrupted by the occupation of HongKong by Japan on 25 December 1941. Sir Mark resumed his ... At the midnight hour of 1 July 1997 when British Sovereignty over HongKong ended, a junior Executive Council of HongKong Executive Council official removed the Public Seal and formally defaced it with a ragged ... Service, located at the HongKong Public Records Building . References reflist DEFAULTSORT Public Seal Of HongKong Category HongKong culture Category Government of HongKong Category Seals insignia ... was introduced the Governor was Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote who held the post ... William George Herder Grantham on 25 July 1947 who was governor when the public seal was replaced ... more details
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