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Stephen Edward Bradley (born 4 April 1958^{[citation needed]}) is a British former diplomat who was Consul-General to Hong Kong from 2003 to 2008.^[1] His term of office ended on 4 April 2008. Earlier, from 1988 to 1993, he served in the Hong Kong Government as Deputy Political Adviser. He is known in Chinese as 柏聖文.

As the Consul-General, Bradley headed the British Consulate-General, Hong Kong, the largest of Britain's consulates-general and bigger than many embassies,^[2] which is responsible for maintaining British ties with Hong Kong and Macao.

Bradley began his career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1980, and served in Tokyo, Paris and Beijing.^[3]

Born in New York, Bradley came to Hong Kong in 1977 to visit his then girlfriend, now wife, Elizabeth.^[4] The couple have two children, who are both permanent residents of Hong Kong, and one of whom was born in Hong Kong. Bradley himself was also a permanent resident of the territory, before renouncing it to take up the position as Consul-General. He publicly spoke of his intention to re-apply as a Hong Kong Permanent Resident, and to stay in the territory after his retirement.^[5]

An unprecedented open recruitment exercise was held to search for Bradley's successor.^[6] Andrew Seaton assumed the position on 22 April 2008.

After leaving the office of HM Consul-General in Hong Kong in 2008, Bradley opted for early retirement in 2009. Since then he has stayed in Hong Kong and entered into the consultancy business in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Bradley, Stephen Edward". Who's Who 2018. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.43307.
^ "About the Consulate-General". British Consulate-General, Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006.
^ "About the Consul-General". British Consulate-General, Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006.
^ "Change of Consul General at Hong Kong". 18 August 2003. Archived from the original on 9 September 2003.
^ 'Reflections on the Tenth Anniversary of the Handover of Hong Kong' by British Consul-General Stephen Bradley at the Foreign Correspondents' Club on 26 April 2007
^ South China Morning Post, Page 2, 13 December 2007.
^ "The Times & The Sunday Times".
^ "Stocks".^{[dead link]}

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by James Hodge	British Consul-General, Hong Kong 2004–2008	Succeeded by Andrew Seaton

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[1] "Bradley, Stephen Edward". Who's Who 2018. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.43307.

[2] "About the Consulate-General". British Consulate-General, Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006.

[3] "About the Consul-General". British Consulate-General, Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006.

[change-4] "Change of Consul General at Hong Kong". 18 August 2003. Archived from the original on 9 September 2003.

[5] 'Reflections on the Tenth Anniversary of the Handover of Hong Kong' by British Consul-General Stephen Bradley at the Foreign Correspondents' Club on 26 April 2007

[6] South China Morning Post, Page 2, 13 December 2007.

[7] "The Times & The Sunday Times".

[8] "Stocks".^{[dead link]}

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-'''Stephen Edward Bradley''' (born 4 April 1958) is a British former [[diplomat]] who was [[Consul-General]] to [[Hong Kong]] from 2003 to 2008.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Bradley, Stephen Edward |date=1 December 2017 |journal=Who's Who 2018|doi = 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.43307}}</ref> His term of office ended on 4 April 2008. Earlier, from 1988 to 1993, he served in the [[Hong Kong Government]] as Deputy Political Adviser. He is known in [[Chinese language|Chinese]] as 柏聖文.
-[[File:Nigel Cumberland - Hays purchase St George's event - May 2006 - Hong Kong.jpg|thumb|Bradley (in bow tie) with Simon Galpin (the Head of [[Invest Hong Kong|Invest HK]]), Andy McRae (a Director of [[Hays plc]]) and [[Nigel Cumberland]] (a co-founder of St George's Harvey Nash) at an official ceremony held at [[Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong|Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club]] in June 2006 to celebrate Hays plc buying St George's Harvey Nash]]
+'''Stephen Edward Bradley''' (born 4 April 1958{{cn|date=November 2023}}) is a British former [[diplomat]] who was [[Consul-General]] to [[Hong Kong]] from 2003 to 2008.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Bradley, Stephen Edward |date=1 December 2017 |journal=Who's Who 2018|doi = 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.43307}}</ref> His term of office ended on 4 April 2008. Earlier, from 1988 to 1993, he served in the [[Hong Kong Government]] as Deputy Political Adviser. He is known in [[Chinese language|Chinese]] as 柏聖文.
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 An unprecedented open recruitment exercise was held to search for Bradley's successor.<ref>''[[South China Morning Post]]'', Page 2, 13 December 2007.</ref> [[Andrew Seaton]] assumed the position on 22 April 2008.
-After leaving the office of HM Consul-General in Hong Kong in 2008, Bradley opted for early retirement in 2009. Since then he has stayed in Hong Kong and entered into the consultancy business in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China.<ref>http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/senior_executive/article7043626.ece {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=108503499&ticker=HSE:CN&previousCapId=731313&previousTitle=HUTCHISON%20WHAMPOA%20LTD }}</ref>
+After leaving the office of HM Consul-General in Hong Kong in 2008, Bradley opted for early retirement in 2009. Since then he has stayed in Hong Kong and entered into the consultancy business in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/senior_executive/article7043626.ece| title = The Times & The Sunday Times}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=108503499&ticker=HSE:CN&previousCapId=731313&previousTitle=HUTCHISON%20WHAMPOA%20LTD |title = Stocks}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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