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David Landale (Provost Of Kirkcaldy)
David Landale (6 August 1868 – 6 September 1935) was the 13th Taipan (corporate title), taipan of the Jardine Matheson & Co. and member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Early life Born on 6 August 1868, Landale was the son of Rev. David Landale and Margaret Helen Hassels Jardine, daughter of Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet, a distant relative of the founder of the prominent trading house Jardine Matheson & Co., William Jardine (merchant), William Jardine. He was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh. Career in China Landale moved to the Far East and became both managing director of Jardine Matheson and the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council in 1907. He was also director of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation until his resignation in 1920. He was appointed as unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1913 and Executive Council in 1916. He was also the chairman of the Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Council Of Hong Kong
The Executive Council of Hong Kong (ExCo) is the Cabinet (government), cabinet of the Government of Hong Kong, acting as a formal body of advisers to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong that serves as a core policy-making organ assisting the chief executive. It is analogous to other Executive Council (Commonwealth countries), Executive Councils in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth such as the Federal Executive Council (Australia), Federal Executive Council of Australia, the Executive Council of New Zealand, and the Privy Council (United Kingdom), Privy Council of the United Kingdom. Under the presidency of the chief executive, the executive council consists of 21 Principal officials of Hong Kong, Official Members (the most senior of these being the Chief Secretary for Administration, Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, head of the Government Secretariat (Hong Kong), Government Secretariat and chair of the Policy Committee), and 16 Non-official Members (also known as Minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
