Hamish Macleod Explained

Sir Hamish Macleod
Office:	Secretary for the Treasury
Term Start:	1989
Term End:	1991
Successor:	Yeung Kai-yin
Office2:	Financial Secretary of Hong Kong
Term Start2:	August 1991
Term End2:	August 1995
Predecessor2:	Piers Jacobs
Successor2:	Donald Tsang
Birth Place:	Midlothian, Scotland

Sir Nathaniel William Hamish Macleod (; born 1940) was a Scottish civil servant in Hong Kong. MacLeod was the last Financial Secretary of Hong Kong with British descent.

Early life

In 1940, Macleod was born in Midlothian, Scotland.

Career

Macleod was Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1991 to 1995. Macleod also was the Secretary for Trade and Industry of Hong Kong from 1987 to 1989 and the Secretary for the Treasury of Hong Kong from 1989 to 1991.

In 1991, Macleod was appointed as Financial Secretary of Hong Kong. Macleod succeeded Piers Jacobs. In August 1995, at age 55, MacLeod retired as Financial Secretary of Hong Kong.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 2003, Macleod was director and Chairman of JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust PLC.^[4]

Personal life

In 1997, Macleod returned to the United Kingdom after the Hong Kong handover.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12088885.sir-prudent-aims-to-bow-out-from-hong-kong-in-canny-scots-manner/ . Sir Prudent aims to bow out from Hong Kong in canny Scots manner . heraldscotland.com . August 29, 1995 . April 9, 2020.
2. News: Hong Kong Pressed on Prices: Analysts Expect Only Minor Measures Against Inflation . November 5, 1991 . Laurence Zuckerman . . 23 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208222518/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/05/business/worldbusiness/05iht-hkfl.html?pagewanted=1 . December 8, 2015 .
3. Web site: https://amp.scmp.com/article/129894/sir-hamish-bids-adieu-proud-his-prudence . Sir Hamish bids adieu, proud of his prudence . scmp.com . Chris . Yeung . September 2, 1995 . April 9, 2020.
4. Web site: http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/director/3537458/SIR-NATHANIEL-WILLIAM-HAMISH-MACLEOD . NATHANIEL WILLIAM HAMISH MACLEOD - MIDLOTHIAN - CIVIL SERVANT (RETIRED) . checkcompany.co.uk . April 9, 2020.
5. Web site: https://www.scmp.com/article/69897/charmed-life-down-rung . Charmed life down the rung . scmp.com . Danny . Gittings . April 10, 1994 . April 9, 2020.