List of Attorneys General Before 1997
| Office holder | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Chisholm Anstey, QC | 1855-1859 | First Attorney General (AG) of Hong Kong |
| William Henry Adams, QC | 1860-1875 | |
| George Phillippo, QC | 1876-1879 | First non-British-born AG - born in Jamaica |
| Edward Louchlin O'Malley, QC | 1884-1889 | |
| W. Meigh Goodman, QC/KC | 1890-1902 | |
| Sir Henry Spencer Berkeley, KC | 1902-1906 | |
| Rees Davies, KC | 1907-1912 | |
| J. A. S. Bucknill, KC | 1912-1914 | |
| Sir Joseph H. Kemp, KC | 1914-1930 | |
| Chaloner Alabaster (junior), KC | 1930-1941 | |
| None | December 1941 - March 1946 |
British administration suspended during Japanese occupation during World War II |
| G. E. Strickland, KC | 1946 | Acting AG |
| John Bowes Griffin, KC | 1947-1951 | |
| Arthur Ridehalgh, KC/QC | 1952-1961 | Last AG to be a KC |
| Maurice Heenan, QC | 1962-1966 | Non-British-born (born in New Zealand) |
| Denys Tudor Emil Roberts, QC | 1966-1973 | |
| John William Dixon Hobley, QC | 1973-1979 | |
| John Calvert Griffiths, QC | 1979-1983 | Last non-British-born AG - born in Persia (now Iran) |
| Michael David Thomas, QC | 1983-1988 | |
| Jeremy Fell Mathews, QC | 1988 - 30 June 1997 | Last QC to be AG; last AG |
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