| Year | Guest | Position |
| 2009 |
Mr Mike Dowie |
former Senior Assistant Commissioner |
| 2008 | Ms Christine Loh | CEO of Civic Exchange |
| 2007 | Prof Allan Walker | Chair Professor & Chairperson, Dep of Education & Policy (CUHK) |
| 2006 | Ms Eleanor Sackett | Executive Director of Matilda Sedan chair Race Charities Fund |
| 2005 | Mr Marcus Shaw | Chairman of World Wildlife Fund (Hong Kong) |
| 2004 | Mr Lau Yan Chi | Paralympic Gold Medal Winner |
| 2003 | Mr Nury Vittachi | |
| 2002 | Ms Jennifer Wisker | CEO of English Schools Foundation |
| 2001 | Ms Emily Lau | Legislator |
| 2000 | Mr David Tang | Businessman |
| 1999 | Professor T Mottershead | |
| 1998 | Mr D Henck | Senior VP, US International Group |
| 1997 | Mrs Anson Chan | Chief Secretary of HK Government |
| 1996 | Mr Simon Ip | Legislator |
| 1995 | Mr Jalu Schroff | Chairman ESF Executive Council |
| 1994 | Hon Mr Christopher Patten | The Governor of Hong Kong |
| 1993 | Mrs Selina Chow | Legislator Councillor |
| 1992 | Dr Victor Fung | Chairman Trade & Development Council |
| 1991 | Professor Who | Chancellor (HKUST) |
| 1990 | Mr Simon Murray | Managing Director of Hutchinson Whampoa |
| 1989 | Professor B Cooke | Professor of Education (HKU) |
| 1988 | Professor P Harris | Professor of Politics (HKU) |
| 1987 | Mr H Forsgate | Chairman of Urban Council |
| 1986 | Sir David Akers-Jones | Chief Secretary of HK Government |
| 1985 | Mr P Williams | Secretary of HK Government |
| 1984 | Mr Dennis Bray | Chairman of ESF |
| 1983 | Mr D Davies | Editor of Far East Economic Review |
| 1982 | Mr Colvyn Haye | Director of Education |
| 1981 | Mr D Hall | Managing Director of HK United Dockyard |
| 1980 | Mr Hector Ross | Chairman KGV PTA |
| 1979 | Mr D Bluck | Chairman English Schools Foundation |
| 1978 | Mr T Belford | Director of Hong Kong Limited |
| 1977 | Mr Richard Hughes | Journalist |
| 1976 | Mr Phillip Haddon-Cave | Financial Secretary of HK Government |
| 1975 | Professor Brimer | Professor of Education (HKU) |
| 1974 | Mr K Topley | Director of Education |
| 1973 | Mr J Canning | Director of Education |
| 1972 | Mr C Haye | Asst. Director of Education |
| 1971 | Professor Walsh | Professor Of Biochemistry (HKU) |
| 1970 | Mr C Watson | Former Principal |
| 1969 | Mr D Roberts | Attorney General HK Government |
| 1968 | Mr M Hannam | Principal British Trade Commissioner |
| 1967 | Mr J Browne | Manager Director Butterfield & Swire |
| 1966 | Hon Mr Justice Crexton | High Court Judge |
| 1965 | Mr C Lowe | Former Principal / Assistant Director of Education |
| 1964 | Mr W Knowles | |
| 1963 | Professor N Henderson | Professor of Education (HKU) |
| 1962 | Sir Michael Hogan | Chief Justice |
| 1961 | Mr P Donohue | Department Of Education |
| 1960 | Mr D Crozier | Director of Education |
| 1959 | H.E. Mr C Burgess | Officer, Administering HK Government |
| 1958 | Gen. Sir Edric Bastyan | Commander in Chief, British Forces HK |
| 1957 | Col.H Owen Hughes | |
| 1956 | Mr L.G Morgan | Deputy Director of Education |
| 1955 | Professor E Blunden | Professor of English (HKU) |
| 1954 | Mr G Ferguson | Former Principal |
| 1953 | Sir A Grantham | The Governor of Hong Kong |
| 1952 | Mr L Kadoorie | Chairman, China Light and Power |
| 1951 | Mr D Crozier | Director of Education |
| 1950 | Mr T Rowell | Director of Education |
| 1949 | Mr L Morgan | Acting Director of Education |
| 1948 | Sir A Grantham | The Governor of Hong Kong |
| 1939 | Mr Justice Lindsell | |
| 1938 | Sir Henry Pollock | |
| 1937 | | |
| 1936 | Mr B Wylie | Editor of South China Morning Post |
| 1935 | | |
| 1934 | | |
| 1933 | | |
| 1932 | Mrs Southorn | Wife of Colonial Secretary |
| 1931 | Lady Peel | Wife of Governor |
| 1930 | Mr Southorn | Officer, Administering HK Government |
