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The Rt. Hon. Sir Percy Cradock, GCMG (b. 26 October 1923- d. 22 January 2010) is a former British civil servant.

Education

Cradock was educated at Alderman Wraith Grammar School, in the town of Spennymoor, in County Durham, in North-East England, and at St. John's College at the University of Cambridge, in the town of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, where he studied Law and was President of the Cambridge Union.

Life and career

Cradock was born in in Byers Green, County Durham. He joined the British Foreign Office in 1954 and served as Counsellor, then Charge d'Affairs in Beijing from August 1968 to February 1969 and later as Head of the Assessments Staff in the Cabinet Office.^[1] From 1978 to 1984 he was the Ambassador in Beijing, where he opened and led the negotiations on the Hong Kong Joint Declaration. From 1984 to 1992 he was the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Adviser. From 1985 to 1992, he was also the Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee. Sir Percy retired from government service in 1992.

He was an Honorary Fellow of St. John's College, University of Cambridge, where, as stated above, he studied Law as an undergraduate, and became President of the Cambridge Union, his history of which, Recollections of the Cambridge Union: 1815-1939, was published in 1953. He was made a Privy Councillor in 1993.

From 1992-97, the pro-Chinese Cradock was the most prominent critic of the liberalising policies of Chris Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong. He represented a camp within the British establishment that believed the democratisation of the colony would only cause the government of China to crack down harder on public freedoms after the People's Republic took sovereignty on 1 July 1997.

References

^ Experiences of China, Percy Craddock

External links

Prospect: "Losing the plot in Hong Kong", Percy Cradock, 20th April 1997

[1] Experiences of China, Percy Craddock

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-Cradock joined the British [[Foreign Office]] in 1954 and served as Counsellor, then Charge d'Affairs in [[Beijing]] from August 1968 to February 1969 and later as Head of the Assessments Staff in the Cabinet Office.<ref>''Experiences of China'', Percy Craddock</ref> From 1978 to 1984 he was the [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to China|Ambassador in Beijing]], where he opened and led the negotiations on the [[Hong Kong]] [[Sino-British Joint Declaration|Joint Declaration]]. From 1984 to 1992 he was the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Adviser. From 1985 to 1992, he was also the Chairman of the [[Joint Intelligence Committee (United Kingdom)|Joint Intelligence Committee]]. Sir Percy retired from government service in 1992.
+Cradock was born in  in [[Byers Green]], [[County Durham]]. He joined the British [[Foreign Office]] in 1954 and served as Counsellor, then Charge d'Affairs in [[Beijing]] from August 1968 to February 1969 and later as Head of the Assessments Staff in the Cabinet Office.<ref>''Experiences of China'', Percy Craddock</ref> From 1978 to 1984 he was the [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to China|Ambassador in Beijing]], where he opened and led the negotiations on the [[Hong Kong]] [[Sino-British Joint Declaration|Joint Declaration]]. From 1984 to 1992 he was the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Adviser. From 1985 to 1992, he was also the Chairman of the [[Joint Intelligence Committee (United Kingdom)|Joint Intelligence Committee]]. Sir Percy retired from government service in 1992.
-He is an Honorary Fellow of St. John's College, [[University of Cambridge]], where, as stated above, he studied Law as an undergraduate, and became President of the [[Cambridge Union]], his history of which, ''Recollections of the Cambridge Union: 1815-1939'', was published in 1953. He was made a Privy Councillor in 1993.
+He was an Honorary Fellow of St. John's College, [[University of Cambridge]], where, as stated above, he studied Law as an undergraduate, and became President of the [[Cambridge Union]], his history of which, ''Recollections of the Cambridge Union: 1815-1939'', was published in 1953. He was made a Privy Councillor in 1993.
 From 1992-97, the pro-Chinese Cradock was the most prominent critic of the liberalising policies of [[Chris Patten]], the last [[Governor of Hong Kong]]. He represented a camp within the [[United Kingdom|British]] establishment that believed the [[democracy|democratisation]] of the [[Hong Kong|colony]] would only cause the government of China to crack down harder on public freedoms after the [[Transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong|People's Republic took sovereignty]] on 1 July 1997.