David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn is a retired British administrator, diplomat and Sinologist. He was the penultimate Commander-in-Chief and 27th Governor of Hong Kong. He served as Lord Hi
Official portrait, 2019
Wilson (right) in 1991 with John Yaxley
David and Natasha Wilson at the University of Cambridge, March 2013
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn's heraldic banner as a Knight of the Order of the Thistle in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh
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Sir Edward Youde was a British administrator, diplomat, and Sinologist. He served as Governor of Hong Kong from 20 May 1982 until his death on 5 December 1986.
David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn
…then, in 1984, the first Senior British Representative on the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group (中英聯合聯絡小組) set up under the Joint Declaration. When Sir Edward Youde died in Beijing on 5 December 1986, Wilson replaced him to become the Governor of Hong Kong on 9 April 1987. As governor, Wilson had to deal with the…
A uniform of Sir Edward Youde