Hong Kong Order of Precedence - Hong Kong Order of Precedence (Pre-1997)

Hong Kong Order of Precedence (Pre-1997)

Last office holders, if available, prior to the Handover in brackets:

1. Governor (Chris Patten)
2. Chief Justice (Sir Noel Power)
3. Chief Secretary (Anson Chan)
4. Commander British Forces in Hong Kong, if of the rank of Major General (Major-General Bryan Dutton)
5. Heads of Churches
   1. Bishop of Hong Kong (Bishop Peter Kwong)
   2. Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong (Cardinal John Wu)
6. Financial Secretary (Sir Donald Tsang)
7. Attorney General (Jeremy Fell Mathews)
8. President of the Legislative Council (Andrew Wong)
9. Members of the Executive Council
10. Other members of the Legislative Council
11. Diplomatic Officers
    1. Commonwealth Commissioners and Consuls-General de Carriere
    2. Acting Commonwealth Commissioners and Acting Consuls-General de Carriere
    3. Honorary Consuls-General
    4. Senior British Trade Commissioner
12. Heads of Universities
13. Judges of the Supreme Court
    1. Justices of Appeal
    2. Judges of the High Court
14. Knights
15. Heads of Public service units
    1. Commissioner of police (Eddie Hui)
    2. Chairman of the Public Service Commission (Haider Hatim Tyebjee Barma)
    3. Ombudsman (Andrew So)
    4. Chairman of the Urban Council (Ronald Leung)
    5. Chairman of the Regional Council (Cheung Yan-lung)
16. Consuls de Carriere who are Heads of Post
17. Honorary Consuls who are Heads of Post
18. Other Secretaries and Heads of Group I Departments
19. Chief of Staff and Senior Naval Officer
20. Hong Kong Commissioner in London (Sir David Robert Ford)
21. Other Members of the Urban and Regional Councils
22. Administrative Officer Staff Grade "A" and Heads of Departments of similar status
23. District Judges
24. District Board Chairmen
25. Companions, Commanders, Officers and Members of Orders of Chivalry
26. Justices of the Peace