Honours
- Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT)
- As part of the 1991 New Year Honours, he was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
- Honorary Fellowship of Keble College from 1986-87
- Honorary degrees from the University of Sydney (1991), University of Abertay Dundee (1994), Chinese University of Hong Kong (1996), University of Aberdeen (2004) and the University of Hong Kong (2006)
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