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Chamber Chairmen, Directors & Legislative Council of Hong Kong Representatives

Since 1861, the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce has elected a chairman and vice chairman to steer the organization, complemented by a remarkably stable secretariat which, for the past 100 years, has changed hands only five times, and a Legislative Council Representative.


Chamber Chairmen & Vice Chairmen

YEAR CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIRMAN
Present abrandler.jpg (5564 bytes)Andrew Brandler
CLP Holdings
Anthony Wu
(Deputy Chairman)
Ernst & Young
2007 lilychiangchair.jpg (5633 bytes)Dr Lily Chiang
Eco-Tek Holdings
Andrew Brandler
(Deputy Chairman)
CLP Holdings
2005-2006 davideldonchair.jpg (5905 bytes)David Eldon
HSBC
Dr Lily Chiang
(Deputy Chairman)
Eco-Tek Holdings
2003-2004 Anthony J L Nightingale
Jardine Matheson Group
David Eldon
(Deputy Chairman)
HSBC
2001-2002 Christopher Cheng
USI Holdings
Anthony J L Nightingale
(Deputy Chairman)
Jardine Matheson Group
1999-2000
CC Tung
OOCL
Christopher Cheng
(Deputy Chairman)
USI Holdings
1998
Peter Sutch
Swire Group
CC Tung
(Deputy Chairman)
OOCL
1996-1997
James Tien
Manhattan Garments
Peter Sutch
Swire Group
CC Tung

OOCL
1994-1995
William Fung
Li & Fung
Robert Savage
IBM China/Hong Kong Corporation
James Tien

Manhattan Garments
1992-1993
Paul MF Cheng
Inchcape
Martin Barrow
Jardine Matheson & Co
William Fung

Li & Fung
1991
Vincent H S Lo
Shui On Group
J H R Bond
HSBC
Paul MF Cheng
Inchcape
1989-1990
Helmut Sohmen
World-Wide Shipping Agency
Vincent H S Lo
Shui On Group
Charles Mackay
1988-1989
Allen Lee
Sonca
Helmut Sohmen
World-Wide Shipping Agency
Vincent H S Lo
Shui On Group
1986-1987
Tom Clydesdale
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
Allen Lee
Sonca
Helmut Sohmen
World-Wide Shipping Agency
1984-1985
Jack Tang
South Seas Textile Manufacturing Company Ltd.
Tom Clydesdale
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
H C Tang
1982-1983
John L Marden
Wheelock Marden
Jack Tang
South Seas Textile Manufacturing Company Ltd.
1980-1981
David Kennedy Newbigging
Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd
John L Marden
Wheelock Marden
1978-1979
Nigel A Rigg
Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd
David Kennedy Newbigging
Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd
1976-1977
Leslie W Gordon
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
Nigel A Rigg
Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd
1974-1975
Peter Foxon
Gilman & Co, Ltd
Leslie W Gordon
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
1972-1973
P G Williams
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
Peter Foxon
Gilman & Co, Ltd
1970-1971
G M B Salmon
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. of HK Ltd.
P G Williams
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
1968-1969
M A R Herries
Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd
G M B Salmon
Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. of HK Ltd
1967
J Dickson Leach
Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd
A R Herries
Jardine, Matheson & Co
1965-1966
G R Ross
Deacon & Co, Ltd
J Dickson Leach
Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd
1963-1964
S S Gordon
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
G R Ross
Deacon & Co, Ltd
1961-1962
W C G Knowles
Butterfield & Swire
S S Gordon
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
1960
G M Goldsack
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
W C G Knowles
Butterfield & Swire
1958-1959
J D Clague
John D Hutchison & Co, Ltd
B T Flanagan (1958)
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co
H D M Barton (1959)
Jardine Matheson & Co
1956-1957
C Blaker
Gilman & Co, Ltd
J A Blackwood (1956)
Butterfield & Swire
L B Stone (1957)
Union Insurance Society of Canton
1954-1955
J A Blackwood
Butterfield & Swire
R Gordon (1954)
Jardine Matheson & Co
L B Stone (1955)
Union Insurance Society of Canton
1953
C Blaker
Gilman & Co, Ltd
J A Blackwood
Butterfield & Swire
1952
H J Collar
Imperial Chemical Industries (China), Ltd
C Blaker
Gilman & Co, Ltd
1951 P S Cassidy
John D Hutchison & Co, Ltd
C Blaker
Gilman & Co, Ltd
1950
C C Roberts
Butterfield & Swire
P S Cassidy
John D Hutchison & Co, Ltd
1948-49 P S Cassidy
John D Hutchison & Co, Ltd
N O C Marsh (1948)
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co
C Blaker (1949)
Gilman & Co, Ltd
1948
C C Roberts
Butterfield & Swire
P S Cassidy
John D Hutchison & Co, Ltd
1946-1947
R D Gillespie
Imperial Chemical Industries, (China), Ltd
G Miskin
Gilman & Co
1942-1945 War in the Pacific
1941 S H Dodwell
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
G Miskin
Gilman & Co
1940 J K Bousfield
Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China), Ltd
S H Dodwell
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
1939 T E Pearce
John D Hutchison & Co Ltd
J K Bousfield
Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China), Ltd
1938 A L Shields
Shewan, Tomes & Co
T E Pearce
John D Hutchison & Co Ltd
1937 M T Johnson
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co
A L Shields
Shewan, Tomes & Co
1936 S H Dodwell
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
A W Hughes
Union Insurance Society of Canton
1935 W H Bell
The Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China), Ltd
S H Dodwell
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
1933-34 G Gordon Mackie
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co
T H R Shaw (1933)
Butterfield & Swire
W H Bell (1934)
The Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China), Ltd
1932 T H R Shaw (Acting)
Butterfield & Swire
1931 J A Plummer
Bradley & Co
T H R Shaw
Butterfield & Swire
1931 W H Bell
The Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China), Ltd
T H R Shaw
Butterfield & Swire
1930 G Gordon Mackie
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co
T H R Shaw
Butterfield & Swire
1929 B D F Beith
Jardine, Matheson & Co
W H Bell
The Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China), Ltd
1928 T G Weall
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
C G S Mackie
Gibb Livingston & Co
1926-1927 D G M Bernard
Jardine, Matheson & Co
A O Lang (1926)
Gibb Livingston & Co
T G Weall (1927)
Dodwell & Co
1925 P H Holyoak
Holyoak, Massey & Co, Ltd
A O Lang
Gibb Livingston & Co
1924 J Owen Hughes Harry Wicking & Co G M Young
Butterfield & Swire
1923 D G M Bernard
Jardine Matheson & Co
E V D Parr
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co
A O Lang
Gibb Livingston & Co
1922 A O Lang
Gibb, Livingston & Co
D G M Bernard
Jardine Matheson & Co
1920-1921 P H Holyoak
Reiss & Co
E V D Parr (1920)
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co
A O Lang (1920)
Gibb Livingston & Co
1919 S H Dodwell
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
E V D Parr
P&O Steam Nav Co
1917-1918 P H Holyoak
Reiss & Co
S H Dodwell
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
1916 G T Edkins
Butterfield & Swire
S H Dodwell
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
1915 D Landale
Jardine, Matheson & Co
J W C Bonnar
Gibb, Livingston & Co
1903-1915
E A Hewett
P&O Steam Navigation Co


D R Law (1903-04)
Butterfield & Swire
A G Wood (1905-08)
Gibb, Livingston & Co
J R M Smith (1909-10)
HSBC
H Keswick (1911)
Jardine Matheson & Co
N J Stabb (1912)
HSBC
C H Ross (1913)
Jardine Matheson & Co
J W C Bonnar (1913-15)
Gibb, Livingston & Co

1902 C S Sharp
Gibb, Livingston & Co
E A Hewett
P&O Steam Navigation Co
1901 Sir Thomas Jackson
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank
C S Sharp
Gibb, Livingston & Co
1897-1900 R M Gray
Reiss & Co
Herbett Smith (1896-98)
Butterfield & Swire
A McConachie (1899)
Gilman & Co
J J Keswick  (1900)
Jardine, Matheson & Co
1896 A McConachie
Gilman & Co
Herbett Smith
Butterfield & Swire
1895 A G Wood
Gibb, Livingston & Co
A McConachie
Gilman & Co
1893-1894 jjkeswicjk.jpg (2418 bytes)J J Keswick
Jardine, Matheson & Co
A G Wood (1893)
Gibb, Livingston & Co
E Mackintosh (1894)
Butterfield & Swire
1890-1892 emackintosh.jpg (1979 bytes)E Mackintosh
Butterfield & Swire
A P MacEwen (1890)
Holiday Wise & Co
J J Keswick  (1891-92)
Jardine, Matheson & Co
1886-1889 P Ryrie
Turner & Co
A P MacEwen (1886-87)
Holiday Wise & Co
J Bell Irving (1888-89)
Jardine, Matheson & Co
1884-1885 wkeswick.jpg (2141 bytes)W Keswick
Jardine, Matheson & Co
P Ryrie
Turner & Co
1882-1883 F B Johnson
Jardine, Matheson & Co
H L Dalrymple (1878)
Birley & Co
P Ryrie (1883)
Turner & Co
1877-1881 wkeswick.jpg (2141 bytes)W Keswick
Jardine, Matheson & Co
H H Nelson (1877)
Chartered Mercantile Bank
H L Dalrymple (1878)
Birley & Co
H H Nelson (1879-80)
Chartered Mercantile Bank
P Ryrie (1881)
Turner & Co
1871-1876 P Ryrie
Turner & Co
A Zimmern (1871)
Reiss & Co
L Kahn (1872-73)
Reiss & Co
James Crieg (1874-1875)
HSBC
W Keswick
Jardine, Matheson & Co (1876)
1870

wkeswick.jpg (2141 bytes)W Keswick
Jardine, Matheson & Co

J B Taylor
Smith Archer & Co
1869 W J Bryans
Turner & Co
G J Helland
J Burch & Co
1867-1868 P Ryrie
Turner & Co
W Nissen
Siemssen & Co
1866
John Dent
Dent & Co
P Ryrie
Turner & Co
1865 H B Lemann
Gilman & Co
H B Gibb
Gibb, Livingston & Co
1864 H B Gibb
Gibb, Livingston & Co
H B Lemann
Gilman & Co
1863 J J Mackenzie
Dent & Co
C F Still
Liyall, Still & Co
1862 James MacAndrew
Jardine, Matheson & Co
C W Murray
Briey & Co
1861 Alexander Percival
Jardine, Matheson & Co
W Walkinshaw
Turner & Co
Chamber Legislative Council Representatives
YEAR LEGCO REPRESENTATIVES  ( *Acting)
2004-present jeffreylam_s.jpg (2733 bytes)Jeffrey Lam
Forward Winsome Industries
1998-2004 jamestienlegco.jpg (2792 bytes)James Tien
Manhattan Holdings Ltd
1995-1998 Paul Cheng Ming-fun
Inchcape
1988-1995 James D McGregor
McGregor & Co
1985-1988 Thomas Clydesdale
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews (later Price Waterhouse)
1983-1985 mgrsandberg.jpg (5341 bytes)M G R Sandberg
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp
D K Newbigging
*
Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd
Allen Lee
*
Sonca
W C L Brown
*
The Chartered Bank
Lydia Dunn*
John Swire & Sons
Stephen Cheong
*
Lee Wah Weaving Factory
1981-1982 D K Newbigging
Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd

M G R Sandberg*
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp
Allen Lee
*
Sonca
1978-1980 D K Newbigging
Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd
Sidney Gordon
*
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
J H Bremridge
*
John Swire & Sons
M G R Sandberg
*
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp
Allen Lee
*
Sonca
1977-1978 Sidney Gordon
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
T K Ann
*
Winsor Industrial Corp
J H Bremridge
*
John Swire & Sons
P G Williams
*
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
Lydia Dunn
*
John Swire & Sons
1975-1976 P G Williams
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
Sidney Gordon
*
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
J H Bremridge
*
John Swire & Sons
G R Ross
*
Deacon & Co
T K Ann
*
Winsor Industrial Corp
1972-1974 P G Williams
Dodwell & Co, Ltd
Sidney Gordon
*
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
J D Clague
*
John D Hutchison & Co
G R Ross
*
Deacon & Co
T K Ann
*
Winsor Industrial Corp
1970-1972 G M B Salmon
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co
G R Ross
*
Deacon & Co
J D Clague
*
John D Hutchison & Co
T K Ann
*
Winsor Industrial Corp
1969 M A R Herries
Jardine Matheson & Co
G M B Salmon
*
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co
G R Ross
*
Deacon & Co
1968 M A R Herries
Jardine Matheson & Co
G R Ross
*
Deacon & Co
1964-68 G R Ross
Deacon & Co
J Dickson Leach
* (1965)
Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd
M A R Herries
* (1967)
Jardine Matheson & Co
1961-64 W C G Knowles
Butterfield & Swire
J Dickson Leach
* (1963)
Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd
1960-61 G M Goldsack
Dodwell & Co
1958-60 J D Clague (1956)
John D Hutchison & Co
1953-58 C Blaker
Gilman & Co
J A Blackwood
* (1954 & 55)
Butterfield & Swire
J D Clague
* (1956)
John D Hutchison & Co
1953 H J Collar
Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd
1948-53 P S Cassidy
John D Hutchison & Co
C Blaker
* (1949)
Gilman & Co
1948 C C Roberts
Butterfield & Swire
1946-48 R D Gillespie
Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd
1938-44 A L Shields
Shewan, Tomes & Co
J K Bousfield
* (1939)
The Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China)
1937-38 M T Johnson
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co
1936-37 A W Hugues
Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd
1935-36 W H Bell (1932)
The Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China)
1931-35 C G S Mackie
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co
W H Bell
* (1932)
The Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China)
1927-31 J Owen Hughes
Harry Wicking & Co
B D F Beith
* (1929)
Jardine Matheson & Co
1926-27 D G M Bernard* (1926)
Jardine Matheson & Co
1915-1926 P H Holyoak
Reiss & Co (later Holyoak, Massey & Co)
S H Dodwell
* (1917)
Dodwell & Co
E V D Parr
* (1919)
Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co
A O Lang
* (1921)
Gibb, Livingstone & Co
D G M Bernard
* (1926)
Jardine Matheson & Co
1906-1915 E A Hewett
P&O Steam Nav Co
M Stewart
* (1908 & 1912)
Stewart Bros
J W C Bonnar
* (1912)
Gibb, Livingston & Co
1902-1906 R G Shewan
Shewan, Tomes & Co
H E Pollock
* (1903)
Barrister at Law
1890-1902 T H Whitehead
Chartered Bank of IA & China
A MacConachie
* (1884)
Gilman & Co
H Smith
* (1900)
Butterfield & Swire
J Thurburn
* (1900)
Mercantile Bank
R G Shewan
* (1902)
Shewan, Tomes & Co
1887-90 A P MacEwen
Holiday, Wise & Co
B Layton
* (1888)
Gibb, Livingston & Co
1884-87 Thomas Jackson
HSBC
A P MacEwen
* (1886)
Holiday, Wise & Co

Chamber Directors
YEAR DIRECTOR
2006-present alexfong08.jpg (6085 bytes)Alex Fong (CEO)
1997-2006 Dr Eden Woon (CEO)
1988-1997 Brigadier Ian Christie
1975-1988 Jimmy McGregor
1947-1975 J B Kite
1924-1947 M F Key
1922-1923 D K Blair
1908-1921 E A M Williams
1902-1907 A R Lowe
1896-1901 R C Wilcox
1889-1895 F Henderson
1887-1888 H U Jefferies
1884-1886 H M Baily
1878-1883 E George
1877 H L Dennys
1876 N B Dennys
1866-1887 Edward Norton
1862-1865 J C Baldwin
1861 J Johnson

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