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Written by: Wu Zhuoan
2021-06-07 22:52
The last update date: 2021-06-07 22:56
The British Foreign Office announced today (7th) that Brian Davidson, the former British ambassador to Thailand and three-time dispatched to China, will assume the post of British Consul-General in Hong Kong and Macau next month, replacing his earlier retirement. Ende.
David Weishen said that he started working abroad in Beijing in the late 1980s and was stationed in China twice since then. He is very familiar with the post of consul general in Hong Kong this time. He and his husband, Scott Kelly Chang, have a vision for the future. I am very happy to take Hong Kong as my home for several years.
David Weishen will be appointed as the British Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau next month.
(Photo of the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Analyzed international terrorism in the Cabinet Office
According to the British Foreign Office, David Weishen joined the British Foreign Office in 1985. He was stationed in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, China, as well as Lithuania and Australia. His last position was as the British ambassador to Thailand.
Weishen Dai obtained a Bachelor of Law from Trinity College, Cambridge University. He speaks fluent Mandarin and French, and has a little knowledge of Lithuanian and Thai.
During his stay in the United Kingdom, David Weishen worked as an analyst in the Cabinet Office, analyzing international terrorism, and was also seconded to the London International Financial Services Corporation as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
David Weishen married his Chinese boyfriend Zhang Zhihu in 2014 and became the first group of same-sex couples to marry at the British Embassy in China. He has three children and the wedding became a domestic story at the time.
He said that he and his husband are very happy to make Hong Kong their home in the next few years.
Means to understand China
David Weishen published photos of same-sex weddings on Weibo at the time, hoping to show the openness and diversity of British society. He was interviewed by domestic media earlier and pointed out that with China’s role today, it is destined to be in the next ten years, no matter where or what it is doing. You must understand China, "because it is not your partner, it will be your competitor."
Weishen Dai married her husband Zhang Zhihu in 2014.
(Dai Weisheng Weibo)
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