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This is a list of members of the Legislative Council in the colonial period from its establishment in 1843 to 1941. It consists of both official and unofficial members. The term of the Legislative Council was interrupted during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
| Year | Number of Official Members exclusive of the Governor | Number of Unofficial Members |
|---|---|---|
| 1843 | 3 | — |
| 1844 | 5 | — |
| 1845 | 3 | — |
| 1850 | 5 | 2 |
| 1857 | 5 | 3 |
| 1858 | 6 | 3 |
| 1865 | 6 | 3 |
| 1868 | 5 | 4 |
| 1883 | 6 | 5 |
| 1896 | 7 | 6 |
| 1929 | 9 | 8 |
| Members | Assumed office | Left office | Background | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alexander Robert Johnston | 1843 | 1844 | former Administrator | Founding members of the council [1] |
 | John Robert Morrison | 1843 | 1843 | Chinese Secretary and Interpreter | Founding members of the council [1] |
 | William Caine | 1843 | 1845 | Chief Magistrate | Founding members of the council [1] |
 | George Charles D'Aguilar | 1844 | 1848 | Army Major General | [2] |
 | John Walter Hulme | 1844 | 1860 | Chief Justice | |
 | Frederick Wright-Bruce | 1844 | 1845 | Colonial Secretary | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin | 1844 | 1845 | Colonial Treasurer | |
| | Paul Ivy Sterling | 1845 | Attorney General | ||
 | William Staveley | 1848 | 1851 | Army Major General | |
| | William Jervois | 1851 | 1854 | Army Major General | |
 | William Thomas Bridges | 1854 | 1856 | Acting Attorney General | |
| | Robert Garrett | 1854 | 1857 | Army Major General | |
 | William Thomas Mercer | 1857 | 1868 | Colonial Secretary | |
| | William Thomas Bridges | 1857 | 1858 | Acting Colonial Secretary | |
 | Charles St George Cleverly | 1857 | 1865 | Surveyor General | |
| | William Hepburn Rennie | 1858 | 1870 | Auditor-General | |
 | William Henry Adams | 1860 | 1865 | Chief Justice | |
 | John Jackson Smale | 1866 | 1881 | Chief Justice | |
| | George Phillippo | 1882 | 1888 | Chief Justice | |
 | James Russell | 1888 | 1892 | Chief Justice | |
 | Fielding Clarke | 1892 | 1896 | Chief Justice | |
 | John Worrell Carrington | 1896 | 1901 | Chief Justice | |
 | William Meigh Goodman | 1902 | 1905 | Chief Justice | |
 | Francis Piggott | 1905 | 1912 | Chief Justice | |
| | Warren Delabere Barnes | 8 June 1911 | 28 October 1911 | Colonial Secretary | |
 | William Rees-Davies | 1912 | 1924 | Chief Justice | |
 | Henry Gollan | 1924 | 1930 | Chief Justice | |
 | Joseph Horsford Kemp | 1930 | 1933 | Chief Justice | |
 | Atholl MacGregor | 1934 | 1941 | Chief Justice | |
Key:
Elected by/representatives of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Elected by/representatives of the Justice of Peace
Chinese representatives
Portuguese representatives
| Members | Term of office | Background | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | David Jardine | 14 June 1850 | 8 March 1857 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Senior Unofficial Member (1850–57) |
| | Joseph Frost Edger | 14 June 1850 | 26 August 1857 | Jamieson, How & Co. | |
| | Joseph Jardine | 9 March 1857 | 10 December 1860 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Senior Unofficial Member (1857–60); vice David Jardine deceased |
| | George Lyall | 15 May 1857 | 10 December 1860 | Lyall, Still & Co. | Senior Unofficial Member (1860) |
| | John Dent | 26 December 1857 | 8 November 1861 | Dent & Co. | |
| 12 May 1866 | 20 June 1867 | Senior Unofficial Member (1866–67); vice Francis Chomley resigned [3] [4] [5] | |||
| | Alexander Perceval | 10 December 1860 | 12 March 1866 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Senior Unofficial Member (1861–64); vice Joseph Jardine resigned |
| | Angus Fletcher | 10 December 1860 | 16 March 1862 | Fletcher & Co. | Vice George Lyall resigned |
| | Francis Chomley | 9 November 1861 | 26 April 1866 | Dent & Co. | Senior Unofficial Member (1864–66); vice John Dent resigned |
| | Charles Wilson Murray | 17 March 1862 | 13 September 1864 | Birley & Co. | Vice Angus Fletcher resigned |
| | James Whittall | 5 April 1864 | 5 December 1867 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Senior Unofficial Member (1867); vice Alexander Perceval resigned on leave |
| 9 July 1872 | 13 July 1875 | Vice William Keswick resigned | |||
 | Thomas Sutherland | 25 February 1865 | 26 April 1866 | P. & O. Steam Navigation Co. | Vice C. W. Murray resigned on leave |
| | Hugh Bold Gibb | 18 May 1866 | 1867? | Gibb, Livingston & Co. | Vice Thomas Sutherland on leave |
| 1868? | 11 November 1870 | Senior Unofficial Member (1867–71); resigned and replaced by Richard Rowett | |||
| 29 May 1879 | 30 December 1879 | Resigned and replaced by Ng Choy | |||
| | Phineas Ryrie | 23 July 1867 | 1868? | Turner & Co. | Vice John Dent resigned |
| 1870? | 7 December 1891 | Senior Unofficial Member (1871–92); vice J. B. Taylor; reappointed on 1 March 1890; died in office | |||
| | Francis Parry | 23 July 1867 | 21 February 1868 | Birley & Co. | Vice H. B. Gibb absent on leave |
 | William Keswick | 21 February 1868 | 16 May 1872 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice James Whittall on leave |
| 2 September 1875 | 23 September 1887 | Vice James Whittall resigned | |||
| | James Banks Taylor | 3 October 1868 | 30 September 1869 | Smith, Archer & Co. | Vice Phineas Ryrie on leave |
| | James Pender Duncanson | 1 May 1868 | 23 May 1868 | Gibb, Livingston & Co. | Vice Francis Parry resigned |
| | Henry John Ball | 26 February 1869 | 11 September 1871 | Judge of the Summary Court | Sitting as unofficial; Absent on leave and replaced by Richard Rowett |
| 10 December 1872 | 30 September 1873 | ||||
| | Richard Rowett | 24 September 1869 | 1870? | Holiday, Wise & Co. | |
| 25 January 1871? | 18 November 1871 | Absent on leave and replaced by Henry Lowcock | |||
| 24 February 1873 | 16 November 1874 | Resigned and replaced by Henry Lowcock | |||
| | Henry Lowcock | 25 March 1872 | 11 February 1873 | Gibb, Livingston & Co. | |
| 23 February 1875 | 26 February 1879 | Resigned and replaced by H. B. Gibb | |||
| | James Greig | 25 March 1872 | 25 September 1872 | Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Vice Henry John Ball on leave |
| | William Hastings Alexander | 29 May 1872 | 7 January 1876 | Registrar of the Supreme Court | Sitting as unofficial |
| | John MacNeile Price | 2 March 1877 | 19 February 1878 | Surveyor General | Sitting as unofficial |
| 18 January 1879 | 28 December 1883 | ||||
 | Ng Choy | 26 February 1880 | 24 March 1883 | Barrister-at-law | First Chinese member; Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1880–82) |
| | Francis Bulkeley Johnson | 19 January 1878 | 29 April 1878 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice Wiliam Keswick absent on leave |
| 3 June 1881 | 5 March 1884 | ||||
| | Thomas Child Hayllar | 15 October 1878 | 21 December 1878 | Sitting as an unofficial during J. M. Price acting as Colonial Secretary | |
 | Emanuel Raphael Belilios | 23 August 1881 | 5 September 1882 | Belilios & Co. | Vice J. M. Price absent on leave |
| 25 February 1892 | 5 April 1900 | Senior Unofficial Member (1892–1900); vice Phineas Ryrie deceased; reappointed on 25 February 1898 | |||
 | Frederick Stewart | 26 March 1883 | 28 December 1883 | Registrar-General | Sitting as an unofficial |
 | Thomas Jackson | 28 February 1884 | 2 September 1887 | Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Elected by the Chamber of Commerce on 2 January |
| | Frederick David Sassoon | 28 February 1884 | 13 January 1888 | David Sassoon Sons & Co. | |
 | Wong Shing | 28 February 1884 | 24 February 1890 | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1884–89) | |
| | Henry George Thomsett | 23 April 1884 | 3 July 1884 | Royal Navy | Harbour Master sitting as unofficial |
| 27 August 1886 | 8 February 1888 | ||||
| | Alexander Palmer MacEwen | 27 August 1886 | 1886? | Holiday, Wise & Co. | Elected 27 April vice Thomas Jackson on leave |
| 19 September 1887? | 21 July 1890 | Elected 17 September on retirement of Thomas Jackson | |||
| | John Bell-Irving | 27 August 1886 | 1886? | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice William Keswick on leave |
| 14 August 1887? | 29 April 1890 | Vice William Keswick resigned | |||
 | Catchick Paul Chater | 10 December 1886 | 1887? | Broker | Vice Frederick D. Sasssoon on leave Appointed as one-day member on 19 July 1919 and 23 November 1925 |
| 17 January 1888? | 7 December 1905 | ||||
| | Bendyshe Layton | 4 June 1888 | 20 November 1889 | Gibb Livingston & Co. | Elected 22 May vice A. MacEwen on leave |
 | James Johnstone Keswick | 18 April 1889 | 1889? | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice J. Bell-Irving absent on leave |
| 2 May 1890? | 1896? | Vice J. Bell-Irving resigned | |||
| 18 May 1899? | 14 March 1901 | Vice J. J. Bell-Irving absent on leave | |||
 | Ho Kai | 1 March 1890 | 7 March 1912 | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1890–1914); Senior Unofficial Member (1906–14); re-appointed in 1896, 1902, 1908; retired on 28 February 1914 | |
| 2 May 1912 | 26 February 1914 | ||||
| | Thomas Henderson Whitehead | 6 October 1890 | 14 June 1892 | Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China | Elected by 18 September, on resignation of A. MacEwen |
| 7 March 1894 | 13 April 1902 | Re-elected 19 September 1896 on expiry of term | |||
| | James Jardine Bell-Irving | 16 November 1892 | 8 March 1893 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice J. J. Keswick on leave |
| 23 May 1895 | 1895? | Vice J. J. Keswick on leave | |||
| 23 October 1896? | 18 April 1899 | Vice J. J. Keswick resigned | |||
| 15 July 1901 | 30 April 1902 | Vice J. J. Keswick on leave | |||
| | Alexander McConachie | 11 June 1894 | 14 December 1895 | Gilman & Co. | Elected 9 June vice T. H. Whitehead on leave |
 | Wei Yuk | 3 December 1896 | 11 October 1917 | Senior Unofficial Member & Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1914–17); reappointed in 1902 [6] 1908, [7] 1914; [8] retired on expiry of term | |
| | Roderick Mackenzie Gray | 1 May 1900 | 14 March 1901 | Reiss & Co. | Vice Emanuel Belilios resigned |
| | Herbert Smith | 7 May 1900 | 14 May 1900 | Butterfield & Swire | Elected 30 April vice T. H. Whitehead on leave |
| | John Thurburn | 25 June 1900 | 12 July 1901 | Chartered Mercantile Bank | Elected 18 June vice H. Smith resigned |
| 8 August 1901 | 10 April 1902 | Vice R. M. Gray resigned | |||
| | George William Forbes Playfair | 11 June 1902 | 23 December 1902 | Acted during P. Chater's leave | |
| | Charles Stewart Sharp | 23 April 1902 | 27 February 1903 | Gibb, Livingston & Co. | Vice John Thurburn resigned [9] [10] |
| | Charles Wedderburn Dickson | 28 May 1902 | 17 May 1906 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice J. J. Bell-Irving resigned |
 | Robert Gordon Shewan | 23 June 1902 | 7 December 1905 | Shewan, Tomes & Co. | Elected 5 June vice Whitehead on leave; Elected 3 October, expiry of term |
| 25 May 1917 | 27 December 1917 | Vice Edward Shellim on leave | |||
| 1 January 1919 | 23 December 1919 | Vice Edward Shellim retired | |||
 | Henry Edward Pollock, K.C. | 17 September 1903 | 17 May 1904 | Barrister-at-Law | Elected 12 August vice Robert Gordon Shewan on leave |
| 22 February 1906 | 27 February 1919 | Senior Unofficial Member (1917–41); reappointed in 1912, 1918, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940 | |||
| 23 December 1919 | 5 March 1925 | ||||
| 4 December 1925 | 26 April 1928 | ||||
| 20 December 1928 | 12 September 1940 | ||||
| | Gershom Stewart | 20 April 1903 | 1904? | Bill Broker | Vice C. S. Sharp absent |
| 24 September 1904? | 22 February 1906 | Vice C. S. Sharp resigned | |||
 | William Jardine Gresson | 17 May 1904 | 15 December 1904? | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice C. W. Dickson on leave |
| 1 June 1906? | 14 April 1910 | Vice C. W. Dickson resigned | |||
 | Edward Osborne | 17 May 1906 | 1907? | H.K. and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. | Vice G. Stewart absent |
| 19 December 1907? | 19 December 1912 | Vice G. Stewart resigned | |||
 | Edbert Ansgar Hewett | 17 May 1906 | 28 October 1915 | P. & O. Steam Navigation Co. | Elected 26 April vice Shewan resgined; reappointed in 1912; died in office |
 | Henry Keswick | 23 May 1907 | 1908? | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice W. J. Gresson on leave |
| 5 May 1910? | 20 April 1911 | Vice W. J. Gresson on resigned | |||
| | Murray Stewart | 16 April 1908 | 1908? | Stewart Bros. | Elected 17 March vice Hewett on leave |
| 29 May 1909? | 27 October 1910 | Nominated by JP vice H. E. Pollock on leave | |||
| 23 May 1912 | 22 August 1912 | Elected 25 May vice Hewett on leave | |||
 | Sir Henry Spencer Berkeley, K.C. | 14 May 1908 | 24 July 1908 | Barrister-at-Law | Vice H. Keswick on leave |
| | Henry Adolphus Warre Slade | 13 May 1908 | 1 April 1909 | Gilman & Co. | Vice E. Osborne on leave |
 | Charles Montague Ede | 26 April 1911 | 19 October 1911 | Union Insurance Society of Canton | Vice Edward Osborne on leave |
| 13 February 1913 | 30 October 1913 | Elected by JP vice H. E. Pollock on leave | |||
| 31 July 1924 | 29 December 1924 | Vice A. O. Lang on leave | |||
| | Charles Henderson Ross | 3 May 1911 | 17 April 1913 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice H. Keswick on leave |
| | John Whyte Cooper Bonnar | 12 September 1912 | 19 December 1912 | Gibb, Livingston & Co. | Elected 10 September 1912 on resignation of M. Stewart |
 | Edward Shellim | 16 March 1913 | 3 October 1918 | David Sassoon & Co. | Vice E. Osborne resigned |
 | David Landale | 29 May 1913 | 31 October 1916 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Vice C. H. Ross resigned |
| 21 February 1918 | 10 April 1919 | ||||
 | Lau Chu-pak | 9 October 1913 | 30 March 1922 | Vice Ho Kai absent; appointed on 2 March 1914 vice Ho Kai retired; Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1917–22); reappointed in 1920; died in office | |
 | Percy Hobson Holyoak | 16 December 1915 | 3 November 1921 | Reiss & Co. Holyoak, Massey & Co., Ltd. | Elected on 10 December 1915 vice E. A. Hewett deceased; reappointed in 1921; died in office |
| 15 February 1923 | 18 March 1926 | Return from leave on 3 January 1923; appointed as one-day member on 18 July 1928 | |||
| | Charles Edward Anton | 7 November 1916 | 27 December 1917 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Appointed vice David Landale on leave |
| Stanley Hudson Dodwell | 7 June 1917 | October 1917? | Dodwell & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Elected 29 May vice P. H. Holyoak on leave | |
| 11 October 1918? | 1919? | Appointed vice Edward Shellim on leave | |||
| 10 March 1919? | October 1919? | Appointed vice R. G. Shewan on leave | |||
| 1 January 1920? | 4 March 1920 | Appointed vice R. G. Shewan retired | |||
| 8 November 1934 | 22 November 1934 | Vice W. H. Bell on leave | |||
| 6 April 1936 | 26 June 1941 | Vice W. E. Shenton resigned | |||
 | Ho Fook | 23 October 1917 | 14 November 1921 | Appointed vice Wei Yuk retired | |
| | Herbert William Bird | 28 August 1918 | 17 October 1918 | Architect, Palmer & Turner | Elected by JP vice H. E. Pollock on leave |
| 7 April 1921 | 1922 | Vice A. V. D. Parr on leave | |||
| 26 May 1922 | 26 October 1922 | Vice A. G. Stephen on leave | |||
| 31 July 1924 | 18 July 1928 | ||||
| | Chan Kai-ming | 3 October 1918 | 13 November 1918 | Vice Lau Chu-pak on leave | |
 | Chaloner Grenville Alabaster K.C. | 10 April 1919 | 31 October 1919 | Barrister-at-Law | Vice H. E. Pollock acting Attorney General |
| 31 July 1924 | 1924? | Vice H. E. Pollock on leave | |||
| 21 March 1925? | 23 November 1925 | Vice H. E. Pollock on leave | |||
| | Edward Victor David Parr | 17 May 1919 | 1919? | Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Elected 13 May vice P. H. Holyoak on leave [11] |
| 5 September 1919? | 1919? | ||||
| 26 March 1920? | 31 May 1923 | ||||
| | John Johnstone | 5 June 1919 | 3 March 1921 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice David Landale retired |
 | Arthur Rylands Lowe | 17 June 1920 | 24 June 1920 | Lowe Bingham & Matthew | Vice H. E. Pollock on leave |
| 1 June 1922 | 1922? | Vice H. E. Pollock on leave | |||
| 30 October 1923? | 22 May 1924 | Vice H. W. Bird on leave | |||
 | Alexander Gordon Stephen | 5 April 1921 | 14 June 1923 | Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Vice on John Johnstone retired |
 | Archibald Orr Lang | 22 April 1921 | 18 June 1921? | Gibb, Livingston & Co. | Elected 21 April 1921 vice H. Holyoak on leave |
| 10 November 1921? | 3 January 1923? | Elected 24 November 1921 vice P. H. Holyoak on leave | |||
| 11 June 1923? | 18 July 1928 | Vice E. V. D. Parr resigned | |||
| | Chau Siu-ki | 28 April 1921 | 30 April 1921 | Vice Ho Fook on leave | |
| 31 May 1923 | 1923? | Vice Ng Hon-tsz deceased | |||
| 5 March 1924? | 28 August 1924 | Vice Chow Shou-son on leave | |||
 | Chow Shou-son | 8 December 1921 | 22 October 1931 | Vice Ho Fook retired; Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1922–31) | |
 | Ng Hon-tsz | 8 June 1922 | 22 February 1923 | Vice Lau Chu-pak deceased | |
 | Robert Hormus Kotewall | 28 March 1923 | 3 October 1935 | H.K. Mercantile Co., Ltd. | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1931–35); Vice Robert Kotewall on leave |
| | Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard | 20 April 1926 | 29 March 1928 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Elected 16 April 1926 vice P. H. Holyoak on leave; Elected 14 June & appointed 15 June 1926 vice Mr. P. H. Holyoak deceased |
| | Wilfred Miller Vincent Koch | 26 July 1926 | 15 October 1926 | Medical Faculty, University | Vice H. E. Pollock on leave |
| | Arthur Cecil Hynes | 4 April 1927 | 23 January 1930 | Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Vice A. O. Lang resigned |
| | John Owen Hughes | 16 June 1927 | 2 April 1931 | Harry Wicking & Co. | Elected 16 May [12] |
| 4 May 1934 | 22 November 1934 | ||||
| | William Edward Leonard Shenton | 16 June 1927 | 1927? | Solicitor | Vice H. E. Pollock on leave |
| 3 April 1928? | 19 March 1936 | Vice D. G. M. Bernard resigned | |||
| | Charles Gordon Stewart Mackie | 28 June 1928 | 4 October 1928 | Gibb, Livingston & Co. | Vice H. E. Pollock on leave |
| 19 June 1930 | 1931? | Vice H. E. Pollock on leave | |||
| 7 May 1931? | 28 March 1935 | Elected 4 May vice J. O. Hughes resigned | |||
 | Jose Pedro Braga | 17 January 1929 | 6 January 1937 | Braga & Co. | First Portuguese representative |
 | Ts'o Seen-wan | 24 January 1929 | 6 January 1937 | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1935–37) | |
| | Benjamin David Fleming Beith | 28 June 1928 | 31 October 1929 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice J. O. Hughes on leave |
| 15 March 1930? | 1933? | Vice A. C. Hynes resigned | |||
| John Johnstone Paterson | 17 April 1930 | 13 November 1941 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Provisionally vice B. D. F. Beith on leave; appointed in succession of B. D. F. Beith; reappoiinted in 1934, 1938 | |
| | Antonio Ferreira Batalha Silva-Netto | 19 June 1930 | 26 June 1930 | Silva-Netto & Co. | Vice J. P. Braga on leave |
| 21 May 1936 | 22 July 1936 | ||||
| | William Henry Bell | 14 May 1931 | 1931? | Asiatic Petroleum Co. (South China) Ltd. | Vice J. O. Hughes resigned |
| 1 April 1932? | 1933? | Vice C. G. S. on leave | |||
| 12 April 1934? | October 1934? | Vice J. J. Paterson on leave | |||
| 12 April 1935? | 22 July 1936 | Elected 5 April on resignation of C. G. S. Mackie | |||
 | Chau Tsun-nin | 10 December 1931 | 16 November 1939 | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1937–39); reappointed in 1935, 1939 | |
 | Lo Man-kam | 9 November 1935 | 25 December 1941? | Solicitor | Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1935–41) |
| | Marcus Theodore Johnson | 8 June 1936 | 1936? | Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. | Vice H. E. Pollock on leave |
| 21 May 1937? | 20 April 1938 | Elected May vice A. W. Hughes resigned | |||
| | Edgar Davidson | 26 August 1936 | 1936? | Solicitor (Hastings & Co.) | Vice S. H. Dodwell on leave |
| 25 May 1937? | 22 December 1937 | Vice S. H. Dodwell on leave | |||
| 7 June 1941 | 13 November 1941 | Vice S. H. Dodwell on leave | |||
| | Arthur William Hughes | 28 July 1936 | 14 April 1937 | Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd. | Elected 26 July on resignation of W. H. Bell. |
| | Leo d'Almada e Castro, Jr. | 3 February 1937 | 13 November 1941 | Barrister-at-Law | Vice J. P. Braga; reappointed in 1941 |
| | Li Shu-fan | 3 February 1937 | 16 January 1941 | Medical Practitioner | Vice Tso Seen-wan |
 | Andrew Lusk Shields | 29 April 1938 | 13 November 1941 | Shewan Tomes & Co. | Vice M. T. Johnson on leave; elected 7 October on resignstion of M. T. Johnson |
| | John Keith Bousfield | 27 May 1939 | 14 September 1939 | Asiatic Petroleum Co. (South China) Ltd. | Elected on 25 May vice A. L. Shields on leave |
 | Li Tse-fong | 20 July 1939 | 28 December 1939 | Vice Li Shu-fan on leave | |
| 20 February 1941 | 13 November 1941 | Vice Li Shu-fan retired | |||
| | Thomas Ernest Pearce | 11 March 1939 | 13 November 1941 | J. D. Hutchison & Co. | Vice J. J. Paterson on leave |
| | William Ngartse Thomas Tam | 17 March 1939 | 13 November 1941 | In succession of Chau Tsun-nin | |
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