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The Governor of Hong Kong (香港總督 / 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'''. Upon the end of British rule and the handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic Of China in 1997 , this office was replaced by the Chief Executive . The Governor, appointed by the British Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister ), maintained executive power in Hong Kong throughout British rule, and with the exception of a brief experiment after World War II , no serious attempt was made to introduce representative government, until the final years of British rule. The Governor appointed most, if not all, of the members of the colony's legislature the Legislative Council (known colloquially as LegCo), which was largely an advisory body before election was introduced until the first indirect elections of LegCo in 1985 , and all members of the Executive Council (ExCo), effectively the Cabinet of the colonial government. Initially both Councils were dominated by British expatriates, although this gave way to more local Hong Kong Chinese appointees in later years. Most recent governors of Hong Kong were professional Diplomat s, but the last Governor, Chris Patten , was a career Politician . The governor is the president of the Executive Council, and until 1993, the Legislative Council. His powers and duties were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions. This includes enacting laws "with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council". RESIDENCES OF THE GOVERNORS
LIST Hong Kong had 28 governors, and 9 administrators: PLACES AND FACILITIES NAMED AFTER GOVERNORS AND ADMINISTRATORS
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