David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, KT, GCMG (born 14 February 1935) was a British administrator, diplomat and Sinologist. Lord Wilson of Tillyorn was the second to last Commander-in-Chief and 27th Governor of Hong Kong (from 1987 to 1992). Flag of the Governor of Hong Kong, 1959–1997 The Governor of Hong Kong (Traditional Chinese: ; abbreviated 港督) was a British official who ruled Hong Kong during the colonial period between 1841 and 1997 and was ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of Hong Kong. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Sir Edward Youde (尤德) GCMG, GCVO, MBE (June 19, 1924 - December 5, 1986 in Peking, China) was a British administrator, diplomat and Sinologist. ... Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (born 12 May 1944 in Bath, Somerset) is a prominent British Conservative politician and a Patron of the Tory Reform Group. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... James VII ordained the modern Order. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... An Administrator (Administrator of the Government, Officer Administering the Government) in some countries in the Commonwealth is a person who fulfils a role similar to that of a Governor or a Governor-General. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Sinology is the study of China, which usually requires a foreign scholar to have command of the Chinese language. ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... Flag of the Governor of Hong Kong, 1959–1997 The Governor of Hong Kong (Traditional Chinese: ; abbreviated 港督) was a British official who ruled Hong Kong during the colonial period between 1841 and 1997 and was ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of Hong Kong. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Early life and career

Wilson was born in Scotland and was educated in Trinity College, Glenalmond, Keble College, Oxford, and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (Master of Arts; Ph.D. in contemporary history, 1955-1958). He studied the Chinese language from 1960 to 1962 in Hong Kong while he worked as the political advisor for Sir Robert Brown Black, the Governor of Hong Kong. Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Glenalmond College (formerly known as Trinity College, Glenalmond) is the name of a public school in Perthshire, Scotland which has produced such distinguished alumni as Adair Turner and David Sole. ... College name Keble College Collegium Keblense Named after John Keble Established 1870 Sister College Selwyn College Warden Professor Dame Averil Cameron DBE FBA JCR President Paul Dwyer Undergraduates 435 MCR President Tom Robinson Graduates 219 Homepage Boatclub Keble College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford... The School of Oriental and African Studies (commonly abbreviated to SOAS, pronounced [sÉ™uæs] or [sÉ™uæz]) is one of the leading universities of the United Kingdom and is also a college of the University of London. ... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... The title page to The Historians History Of The World. ... Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngw n) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: H nyǔ, Hu yǔ, or Zhōngw n) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... Sir Robert Brown Black (Chinese: 柏立基, 1906 - October 29, 1999) was a British colonial governor. ... Flag of the Governor of Hong Kong, 1959–1997 The Governor of Hong Kong (Traditional Chinese: ; abbreviated 港督) was a British official who ruled Hong Kong during the colonial period between 1841 and 1997 and was ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of Hong Kong. ...

From 1977 to 1981, Wilson was a political adviser of Sir Murray MacLehose, the Governor of Hong Kong. Then, he received an assignment as diplomat to southern Europe. In 1984, he worked on diplomatic matters with Asia-Pacific and became a British delegate in the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group (中英聯合聯絡小組) that same year. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Crawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch (麥理浩) KT, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, PC, HonLLD, MA (October 16, 1917 - May 27, 2000) was the 25th Governor of Hong Kong, from 1971 to 1982. ... Flag of the Governor of Hong Kong, 1959–1997 The Governor of Hong Kong (Traditional Chinese: ; abbreviated 港督) was a British official who ruled Hong Kong during the colonial period between 1841 and 1997 and was ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of Hong Kong. ... Southern Europe is a region of the European continent. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Map showing general definition of Asia-Pacific The term Asia Pacific or Asia-Pacific, sometimes abbreviated as APAC, generally applies to the littoral East Asia and South East Asia states that are near the Pacific Ocean, plus the states in the ocean itself (Oceania). ... Sino-British Joint Liaison Group (Traditional Chinese: 中英聯合聯絡小組) or simply Joint Liaision Group was a meeting group between the Governments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Peoples Republic of China after signing of Sino-British Joint Declaration (Joint Declaration for short), a treaty for...

Name in Chinese

Originally, Wilson was named in Chinese was Wèi Déwéi (魏德巍 Jyutping: Ngai6 Dak1-ngai4) before he assumed the Hong Kong Governorship. However, the local media started to describe the name with the phrase "Two Ghosts Knocking on the Door" (雙鬼拍門, due to the Chinese character for "ghost" appearing twice in the name, embedded in the other characters). As a result, Wilson changed the name to Wèi Yìxìn (衛奕信 Wai6 Jik6-seon3), which is another, more neutral, transliteration of his family name into Cantonese. Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is on all of the Yue dialects. ...

Hong Kong governorship

As a governor, Wilson encountered the Vietnamese boat refugee problem, which steadily grew worse. In October 1989, Wilson proposed the building of an airport on Lantau Island, known as the Rose Garden Project (玫瑰園計劃 see Hong Kong International Airport), in the Policy Address of 1989. The proposal was created out of concern that the then-current airport, which has been in use since the beginning of Aviation in Hong Kong, is not equipped to handle modern aviation needs. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Map of Lantau Island, Hong Kong Lantau Island (based on the local old name of Lantau Peak 爛頭 Làntóu, Ragged Head; 大嶼山/大屿山 pinyin: DàyÇ” shān, Cantonese: Tai yue shan, Big Island Mountain), also Lantao, is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl... The Port and Airport Development Strategy (PADS) (港口及機場發展策略) is an infrastructure project in Hong Kong. ... Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) (Chinese: 香港國際機場; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4; Mandarin Pinyin: ) is the principal airport in Hong Kong. ...

Wilson retired before the end of his term. Before his retirement, however, Wilson embarked on political reforms that paved the way for eighteen legislators of the Legislative Council to be directly elected by the people of Hong Kong. The Legislative Council (abbreviated as LegCo; Chinese: 立法會, Pinyin: Lìfǎ Huì; formerly 立法局, Lìfǎ Jú) is the unicameral legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Post-governorship

After his governorship and the elevation to a life peerage with the title Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, of Finzean in the District of Kincardine and Deeside and of Fanling in Hong Kong in 1992, Wilson became the chairman of the utility company Scottish Hydro Electric plc. (later Scottish and Southern Energy) in Perth, Scotland between 1993 and 2000. He was appointed a Vice-President of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (1996) and Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen (1997). Wilson was made a Knight of the Thistle in 2000. In 2002, he was appointed Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge. In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... Kincardine or Kincardine-on-Forth is a small town located on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland. ... Disambiguation:For the Scottish towns, please see North Queensferry and South Queensferry Queensferry is a town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the River Dee near the border with England. ... Scottish Hydro-Electric plc (UK company number SC117119) was a Public Electricity Supplier formed on 1 August 1989 after a change of name from North of Scotland Electricity plc on that date. ... Scottish & Southern Energy plc (SSE) is an energy company founded in 1998 following a merger of equals between Scottish Hydro-Electric plc and Southern Electric plc. ... Perth (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a royal burgh in central Scotland. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Royal Scottish Geographical Society is a learned society in Scotland, founded in 1884. ... The University of Aberdeen was founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... James VII ordained the modern Order. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Full name Peterhouse Motto - Named after St Peter Previous names The Scholars of the Bishop of Ely St Peter’s College Established 1284 Sister College(s) Merton College Master The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn Location Trumpington Street Undergraduates 253 Postgraduates 125 Homepage Boatclub The chapel cloisters, through which Old Court...

Places named after him

The 78-kilometre Wilson Trail, containing ten hiking segments aligned north-south in Hong Kong, is named after him, as is the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust (衛奕信勳爵文物信託) based in Wanchai, established in December 1992 to preserve Hong Kong's historical culture. km redirects here. ... The Wilson Trail (衛奕信徑) is a 78km long-distance footpath in Hong Kong. ... The Wan Chai district (灣仔區), or simply Wan Chai or Wanchai, is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, located in the north of Hong Kong island. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Personal life

Wilson has been married to Natasha Helen Mary since 1967. They have two sons. Peter (a diplomat) and Andrew (a Church of England clergyman).

Criticisms

Wilson was accused of "moving away from democracy" and "absolutely obeying Beijing" by the pro-democracy camp. In fact, he was unpopular because he said it was "good" for the Communist Party to continue to give water to Hong Kong after the mass protest against the decision of massacre.

Honours

• KT
• GCMG
• Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge

James VII ordained the modern Order. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... Full name Peterhouse Motto - Named after St Peter Previous names The Scholars of the Bishop of Ely St Peter’s College Established 1284 Sister College(s) Merton College Master The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn Location Trumpington Street Undergraduates 253 Postgraduates 125 Homepage Boatclub The chapel cloisters, through which Old Court...

External links

• Wilson Heritage Trust
• Wilson Trail
• Biography in the Gazetteer for Scotland