David Ford (civil servant)
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Sir David Robert Ford, was the fifth and the last non-ethnic Chinese Chief Secretary of Hong Kong and Deputy Governor of Hong Kong from 1987 to 1993 and was Hong Kong Commissioner in London from 1980
David Robert Ford
Chris Patten
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Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, is a British politician who was the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992, and the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1
David Ford (civil servant)
…he initiated the planning for Hong Kong's new international airport at Chek Lap Kok in 1989. He was the acting Governor of Hong Kong for a week before Chris Patten reported for duty on 9 July 1992. He held the position until 1993 when he retired and took the position of Hong Kong Commissioner in London for the…
Official portrait, 2019
Patten in 1999.
Patten (left) with Brian Cowen, Colin Powell and Javier Solana in March 2004.
From left to right: Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Mykola Azarov, Bernard Bot, Chris Patten; Javier Solana, Leonid Kuchma, Jan Peter Balkenende & Romano Prodi (2004).