Jeremy Fell Mathews

Jeremy Fell Mathews, CMG, JP, (馬富善) was the last Attorney General of Hong Kong before 1997, He served in the post from 1988 to 1997, under the governorship of Lord Wilson of Tillyorn and the last governor, Chris Patten.

Mathews was born on 14 December 1941. He is the son of George James and Ivy Pricilla Mathews.

He was educated at Palmer's Grammar School in England.

He qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in 1963 and was in private practice in England until 1965, when he moved to Australia. In Australia, he was Deputy District Registrar of the High Court of Australia in Sydney.

Mathews moved to Hong Kong in 1968, where he was appointed a Crown Counsel. He was appointed deputy Law Draftsman in 1978. In 1982 he was appointed Crown Solicitor, having been appointed deputy the year before.

In 1988 he was appointed the final Attorney General of Hong Kong succeeding Michael David Thomas QC. He was the first solicitor to be appointed attorney general in Hong Kong.

Mathews was a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council from 1985 to 1995. He was awarded a CMG in 1989.

Soon after becoming attorney general, Mathews had to deal with three scandals involving the Attorney General's Chambers.

The first involved Christopher Harris, a senior Crown Counsel, who was caught procuring a girl under 12 for sex. On advice from a private barrister, Mathews decided not to prosecute Harris. After a public outcry, and after seeking further advice, he reversed the decision and Harris was convicted and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment.

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