David Akers-Jones
Sir David Akers-Jones GBM KBE CMG JP (Chinese: 鍾逸傑; 14 April 1927 – 30 September 2019) was a British colonial administrator. He was the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong from 1985 to 1987, and was briefly acting Governor of Hong Kong after the untimely death of Sir Edward Youde.
Sir David Akers-Jones | |
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| Governor of Hong Kong | |
Acting | |
| In office 5 December 1986 – 9 April 1987 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Chief Secretary | David Ford |
| Preceded by | Edward Youde |
| Succeeded by | David Wilson |
| Chief Secretary of Hong Kong | |
| In office 10 June 1985 – 11 February 1987 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Edward Youde |
| Preceded by | Charles Philip Haddon-Cave |
| Succeeded by | David Ford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1927 Worthing, Sussex, England |
| Died | 30 September 2019 (aged 92) King’s Park, Hong Kong |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford (MA) University of Kent (PGD) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 鍾逸傑 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 钟逸杰 | ||||||||||||
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