Rita Lau Ng Wai-lan GBS JP (born 8 May 1953) is a Hong Kong former civil servant. She was appointed Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development in July 2008 after her predecessor Frederick Ma resigned due to health reasons.[1] Coincidentally, ill-health also forced her resignation from this position on 8 April 2011, following an operation to remove a colon tumour.[2]
Rita Lau | |
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劉吳惠蘭 | |
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| Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development | |
| In office 12 July 2008 – 12 April 2011 | |
| Chief Executive | Donald Tsang |
| Preceded by | Frederick Ma |
| Succeeded by | Gregory So |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1953 British Hong Kong |
| Political party | None |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong |
| Rita Lau | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 劉吳惠蘭 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘吴惠兰 | ||||||||||
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Civil Service edit
Mrs Lau joined as Hong Kong Civil Service in 1976. She has served in various bureaux and departments in the government. She was Deputy Secretary for Information Technology and Broadcasting (1998), Director of Urban Services (1999), Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene (2000), Permanent Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works (Environment and Transport) (July 2002–January 2004)[3] and Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (Planning and Lands) (May 2004–July 2007), and Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Technology) (July 2007–July 2008).[1][4] She trained at Tsinghua University in Beijing between January and April, 2004.[citation needed]
She has been Chairman of the Public Service Commission since May 2014.[5]
References edit
- Precedence information sourced from the Government's May 2017 HKSAR Precedence List.
- ^ a b "Rita Lau appointed commerce bureau chief". Admin & Civic Affairs. Hong Kong's Information Services Department. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ CE's Statement, 8 April 2011. Retrieved on 8 April 2011.
- ^ "Rita Lau takes up new post". Admin & Civic Affairs. Hong Kong's Information Services Department. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Appointments of Permanent Secretaries (with photos)". Admin & Civic Affairs. Hong Kong's Information Services Department. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "HKSAR Precedence List" (PDF). Protocol Division Government Secretariat. May 2017. p. 18. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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