John Walden

John Walden (1925-) was a London-born member of the colonial administration in Hong Kong from 1951 until his retirement 1980. He graduated in 1950 from Merton College, Oxford, with an Honours Degree. He also studied Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and at the University of Hong Kong.

Political career

Walden joined the Colonial Administrative Service in 1950 and became a member of the Hong Kong government in 1951. He served in the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, in the New Territories Administration as District Office and Deputy District Commissioner for nine years, in the Urban Services Department, the Commerce Department, the Industry Department, Housing Department, and in the Colonial Secretariat. During that time he was a member of the Executive and Legislative Council, the Urban Council, the Housing Authority among many other committees.

Between 1976 and 1980, Walden was Director of Home Affairs with the goal of monitoring public opinion. He retired in 1980 to dedicate his life to studying public accountability in Hong Kong as a free-lance researcher. He is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre of Asian Studies of the University of Hong Kong. [http://www.hku.hk/cas/fel_list.html#honrshfel]

References

* John Walden. 1983. "Excellency, Your Gap Is Showing". OCLC|10554139