Lance Brown joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1980. After a brief stint in uniform, he spent three years as a Special Branch bodyguard for visiting political VIPs. This was followed by 10 years in the elite, SAS-trained Counter Terrorist Unit, dealing with hostage situations, AK47-wielding criminal gangs and any scenario deemed outside the purview of regular policing. Finally, whilst Commanding Officer of the Unit, he was asked to become the last Aide-de-Camp to the Governor, up to and including the Handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule. On July 1st, 1997, he departed the last significant remnant of the British Empire aboard the Royal Yacht Brittania, with HRH The Prince of Wales and the last Governor, Chris Patten.
A small group clustered on the outer deck of the ship, watching the dock and shoreline slowly recede. On one side of me stood the next King of England; on the other, ‘The Best Prime Minister Britain Never Had.’ Beers in hand, we listened as the familiar strains of Rule, Britannia! rose from the ...
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