Change of Her Majesty’s Consul General to Hong Kong: Brian Davidson

Mr Brian Davidson CMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Consul-General to Hong Kong and Non-Resident Consul-General to Macao in succession to Mr Andrew Heyn CMG OBE, who has now retired from the Diplomatic Service. Mr Davidson will take up his appointment during July 2021.

Brian joined the FCO in 1985 and has served in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai in China, and in Lithuania and Australia, before his most recent overseas posting as Ambassador to Thailand. While in the UK Brian has worked for the Cabinet Office as an analyst on international terrorism and on secondment to International Financial Services London as Deputy Chief Executive.

On his appointment, Brian said:

I started my overseas career in Beijing in the late 80s and have had two further postings in China, so returning to Hong Kong as Consul General very much feels like a role I’ve been working towards for much of my life. Scott and I are really excited about making Hong Kong our family home for the next few years.

Brian married his husband, Scott, in 2014 in one of the first same-sex marriages performed at the British Embassy in Beijing. They have three children.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Full name: Brian John Davidson CMG

Married to: Mr Scott Kelly Chang

Further information

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