Religious leaders: Archbishop of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Andrew Chan) President of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association (Kuan Yun, MH) Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong (Stephen Chow) President of the Confucian Academy (Tong Yun-kai, SBS) Chairman of the Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association (Ali Yuet) Chairman of the Hong Kong Christian Council (Wong Ka-fai) Chairman of the Hong Kong Taoist Association (Leung Tak-wah, BBS, MH) Recipients of the Grand Bauhinia Medal Heads of universities President of the City University of Hong Kong (Kuo Way, JP) President and Vice-Chancellor of the Hong Kong Baptist University (Alexander Wai, JP) President of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (Paul Lam, SBS, JP) President of the Hong Kong Shue Yan University (Henry Hu) President of the Lingnan University (Leonard Cheng, BBS, JP) Vice-Chancellor and President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Rocky Tuan) President of the Education University of Hong Kong (Stephen Cheung, SBS, JP) President of the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (Simon Ho) President of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Jin-Guang Teng, JP) President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Nancy Ip, SBS, MH, JP) Vice-Chancellor and President the University of Hong Kong (Xiang Zhang, JP) Other members of the High Court: Justices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal Judges of the Court of First Instance Public commissioners: Chairman of the Public Service Commission (Rita Lau, GBS, JP) The Ombudsman (Winnie Chiu, PDSM) Consuls-in-Charge/Honorary Consuls (Foreign country diplomats to Hong Kong) Permanent Secretaries, Under Secretaries and Officials of Directorate Grade 6 Rank and above Judges of the District Court: Chief District Judge (Justin Ko) Principal Family Court Judge (Chan Chan-kok) Other District Judges District Council Chairmen Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star Justices of the Peace Members of District Councils District Council Vice Chairmen Other District Council Members Hong Kong order of precedence until 1997 Office holders on 1 June 1997 in brackets: Governor (Chris Patten) Chief Justice (Noel Power (Acting)) Chief Secretary (Anson Chan, CBE, JP) Commander British Forces in Hong Kong, if of the rank of major general (Major-General Bryan Dutton, CBE) Heads of Churches Bishop of Hong Kong (Bishop Peter Kwong) Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong (Cardinal John Wu) Financial Secretary (Donald Tsang, OBE, JP) Attorney General (Jeremy Fell Mathews, CMG, JP) President of the Legislative Council (Andrew Wong, OBE, JP) Members of the Executive Council Other members of the Legislative