Sir William joined the British Diplomatic Service in 1973 after graduating from Cambridge University with a first class Honours degree in Chinese. After language study in Hong Kong, he was posted to Beijing from 1976 to 1978. Sir William subsequently served in the UK Mission to United Nations before returning to Beijing in 1983 where he served as a member of the negotiating team on the future of Hong Kong. Sir William was later appointed Political Adviser to the Governor of Hong Kong from 1989 to 1993.
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Whenever you post the profile of a foreign diplomat with China credentials, I'm reminded of a Diplomatic Immunity episode that aired a few years ago. The topic was Canada's civil service and all the guests on the show agreed that the civil service no longer attracts qualified people. In our case, China specialists. James Travers was one of the guests on the show and he described the civil service as a "cold dead zone." It's likely that any Chinese who has had to deal with personel at a Canadian consulate or embassy would agree with their assessment.
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