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


Chamber Chairmen & Vice Chairmen

YEAR	CHAIRMAN	VICE CHAIRMAN
1861	Alexander Percival Jardine, Matheson & Co	W Walkinshaw Turner & Co
1862	James MacAndrew Jardine, Matheson & Co	C W Murray Briey & Co
1863	J J Mackenzie Dent & Co	C F Still Liyall, Still & Co
1864	H B Gibb Gibb, Livingston & Co	H B Lemann Gilman & Co
1865	H B Lemann Gilman & Co	H B Gibb Gibb, Livingston & Co
1866	John Dent Dent & Co	P Ryrie Turner & Co
1867-1868	P Ryrie Turner & Co	W Nissen Siemssen & Co
1869	W J Bryans Turner & Co	G J Helland J Burch & Co
1870	W Keswick Jardine, Matheson & Co	J B Taylor Smith Archer & 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)
1877-1881	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
1882-1883	F B Johnson Jardine, Matheson & Co	H L Dalrymple (1878) Birley & Co P Ryrie (1883) Turner & Co
1884-1885	W Keswick Jardine, Matheson & Co	P Ryrie Turner & Co
1886-1889	P Ryrie Turner & Co	A P MacEwen (1886-87) Holiday Wise & Co J Bell Irving (1888-89) Jardine, Matheson & Co
1890-1892	E Mackintosh Butterfield & Swire	A P MacEwen (1890) Holiday Wise & Co J J Keswick  (1891-92) Jardine, Matheson & Co
1893-1894	J J Keswick Jardine, Matheson & Co	A G Wood (1893) Gibb, Livingston & Co E Mackintosh (1894) Butterfield & Swire
1895	A G Wood Gibb, Livingston & Co	A McConachie Gilman & Co
1896	A McConachie Gilman & Co	Herbett Smith Butterfield & Swire
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
1901	Sir Thomas Jackson Hongkong & Shanghai Bank	C S Sharp Gibb, Livingston & Co
1902	C S Sharp Gibb, Livingston & Co	E A Hewett P&O Steam Navigation 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
1915	D Landale Jardine, Matheson & Co	J W C Bonnar Gibb, Livingston & Co
1916	G T Edkins Butterfield & Swire	S H Dodwell Dodwell & Co, Ltd
1917-1918	P H Holyoak Reiss & Co	S H Dodwell Dodwell & Co, Ltd
1919	S H Dodwell Dodwell & Co, Ltd	E V D Parr P&O Steam Nav Co
1920-1921	P H Holyoak Reiss & Co	E V D Parr (1920) Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co A O Lang (1920) Gibb Livingston & Co
1922	A O Lang Gibb, Livingston & Co	D G M Bernard Jardine Matheson & Co
1923	D G M Bernard Jardine Matheson & Co	E V D Parr Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co A O Lang Gibb Livingston & Co
1924	J Owen Hughes Harry Wicking & Co	G M Young Butterfield & Swire
1925	P H Holyoak Holyoak, Massey & Co, Ltd	A O Lang 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
1928	T G Weall Dodwell & Co, Ltd	C G S Mackie Gibb Livingston & Co
1929	B D F Beith Jardine, Matheson & Co	W H Bell The Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China), Ltd
1930	G Gordon Mackie Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co	T H R Shaw Butterfield & Swire
1931	W H Bell The Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China), Ltd	T H R Shaw Butterfield & Swire
1931	J A Plummer Bradley & Co	T H R Shaw Butterfield & Swire
1932	T H R Shaw (Acting) Butterfield & Swire
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
1935	W H Bell The Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China), Ltd	S H Dodwell Dodwell & Co, Ltd
1936	S H Dodwell Dodwell & Co, Ltd	A W Hughes Union Insurance Society of Canton
1937	M T Johnson Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co	A L Shields Shewan, Tomes & Co
1938	A L Shields Shewan, Tomes & Co	T E Pearce John D Hutchison & Co Ltd
1939	T E Pearce John D Hutchison & Co Ltd	J K Bousfield Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China), Ltd
1940	J K Bousfield Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China), Ltd	S H Dodwell Dodwell & Co, Ltd
1941	S H Dodwell Dodwell & Co, Ltd	G Miskin Gilman & Co
1942-1945	War in the Pacific
1946-1947	R D Gillespie Imperial Chemical Industries, (China), Ltd	G Miskin Gilman & Co
1948	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
1950	C C Roberts Butterfield & Swire	P S Cassidy John D Hutchison & Co, Ltd
1951	P S Cassidy John D Hutchison & Co, Ltd	C Blaker Gilman & Co, Ltd
1952	H J Collar Imperial Chemical Industries (China), Ltd	C Blaker Gilman & Co, Ltd
1953	C Blaker Gilman & Co, Ltd	J A Blackwood Butterfield & Swire
1954-1955	J A Blackwood Butterfield & Swire	R Gordon (1954) Jardine Matheson & Co L B Stone (1955) Union Insurance Society of Canton
1956-1957	C Blaker Gilman & Co, Ltd	J A Blackwood (1956) Butterfield & Swire L B Stone (1957) Union Insurance Society of Canton
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
1960	G M Goldsack Dodwell & Co, Ltd	W C G Knowles Butterfield & Swire
1961-1962	W C G Knowles Butterfield & Swire	S S Gordon Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
1963-1964	S S Gordon Lowe, Bingham & Matthews	G R Ross Deacon & Co, Ltd
1965-1966	G R Ross Deacon & Co, Ltd	J Dickson Leach Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd
1967	J Dickson Leach Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd	A R Herries Jardine, Matheson & Co
1968-1969	M A R Herries Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd	G M B Salmon Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. of HK Ltd
1970-1971	G M B Salmon Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. of HK Ltd.	P G Williams Dodwell & Co, Ltd
1972-1973	P G Williams Dodwell & Co, Ltd	Peter Foxon Gilman & Co, Ltd
1974-1975	Peter Foxon Gilman & Co, Ltd	Leslie W Gordon Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
1976-1977	Leslie W Gordon Lowe, Bingham & Matthews	Nigel A Rigg Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd
1978-1979	Nigel A Rigg Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd	David Kennedy Newbigging Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd
1980-1981	David Kennedy Newbigging Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd	John L Marden Wheelock Marden
1982-1983	John L Marden Wheelock Marden	Jack Tang South Seas Textile Manufacturing Company Ltd.
1984-1985	Jack Tang South Seas Textile Manufacturing Company Ltd.	Tom Clydesdale Lowe, Bingham & Matthews H C Tang
1986-1987	Tom Clydesdale Lowe, Bingham & Matthews	Allen Lee Sonca Helmut Sohmen World-Wide Shipping Agency
1988-89	Allen Lee Sonca	Helmut Sohmen World-Wide Shipping Agency Vincent H S Lo Shui On Group
1989-1990	Helmut Sohmen World-Wide Shipping Agency	Vincent H S Lo Shui On Group Charles Mackay
1991	Vincent H S Lo Shui On Group	J H R Bond HSBC Paul MF Cheng Inchcape
1992-1993	Paul MF Cheng Inchcape	Martin Barrow Jardine Matheson & Co William Fung Li & Fung
1994-1995	William Fung Li & Fung	Robert Savage IBM China/Hong Kong Corporation James Tien Manhattan Garments
1996-1997	James Tien Manhattan Garments	Peter Sutch Swire Group CC Tung OOCL
1998	Peter Sutch Swire Group	CC Tung (Deputy Chairman) OOCL
1999-2000	CC Tung OOCL	Christopher Cheng (Deputy Chairman) USI Holdings
2001-2002	Christopher Cheng USI Holdings	Anthony J L Nightingale (Deputy Chairman) Jardine Matheson Group
2003-Present	Anthony J L Nightingale Jardine Matheson Group	David Eldon (Deputy Chairman) HSBC
Chamber Legislative Council Representatives

1884-87	Thomas Jackson HSBC A P MacEwen* (1886) Holiday, Wise & Co
1887-90	A P MacEwen Holiday, Wise & Co B Layton* (1888) Gibb, Livingston & Co
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
1902-1906	R G Shewan Shewan, Tomes & Co H E Pollock* (1903) Barrister at Law
1906-1915	E A Hewett P&O Steam Nav Co M Stewart* (1908 & 1912) Stewart Bros J W C Bonnar* (1912) Gibb, Livingston & 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
1926-27	D G M Bernard* (1926) Jardine Matheson & Co
1927-31	J Owen Hughes Harry Wicking & Co B D F Beith* (1929) Jardine Matheson & Co
1931-35	C G S Mackie Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co W H Bell* (1932) The Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China)
1935-36	W H Bell (1932) The Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China)
1936-37	A W Hugues Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd
1937-38	M T Johnson Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co
1938-44	A L Shields Shewan, Tomes & Co J K Bousfield* (1939) The Asiatic Petroleum Co (South China)
1946-48	R D Gillespie Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd
1948	C C Roberts Butterfield & Swire
1948-53	P S Cassidy John D Hutchison & Co C Blaker* (1949) Gilman & Co
1953	H J Collar Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd
1953-58	C Blaker Gilman & Co J A Blackwood* (1954 & 55) Butterfield & Swire J D Clague* (1956) John D Hutchison & Co
1958-60	J D Clague (1956) John D Hutchison & Co
1960-61	G M Goldsack Dodwell & Co
1961-64	W C G Knowles Butterfield & Swire J Dickson Leach* (1963) Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd
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
1968	M A R Herries Jardine Matheson & Co G R Ross * Deacon & Co
1969	M A R Herries Jardine Matheson & Co G M B Salmon* Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co G R Ross * Deacon & Co
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
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
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
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
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
1981-1982	D K Newbigging Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd M G R Sandberg* Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp Allen Lee* Sonca
1983-1985	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
1985-1988	Thomas Clydesdale Lowe, Bingham & Matthews (later Price Waterhouse)
1988-1995	James D McGregor McGregor & Co
1995-1998	Paul Cheng Ming-fun Inchcape
1998-2004	James Tien Manhattan Holdings Ltd
2004-present	Jeffrey Lam Forward Winsome Industries
Chamber Directors
YEAR	DIRECTOR
1861	J Johnson
1862-1865	J C Baldwin
1866-1887	Edward Norton
1876	N B Dennys
1877	H L Dennys
1878-1883	E George
1884-1886	H M Baily
1887-1888	H U Jefferies
1889-1895	F Henderson
1896-1901	R C Wilcox
1902-1907	A R Lowe
1908-1921	E A M Williams
1922-1923	D K Blair
1924-1947	M F Key
1947-1975	J B Kite
1975-1988	Jimmy McGregor
1988-1997	Brigadier Ian Christie
1997-2006	Dr Eden Woon (CEO)
2006-present	Alex Fong (CEO)