Rita Lau Ng Wai-lan (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
Frederick Ma Si-hang is a Hong Kong politician and administrator who was chairman of the MTR Corporation from 2015 to 2019.
As a former Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, he was a ...
resigned due to health reasons.
[ Coincidentally, ill-health also forced her resignation from this position on 8 April 2011, following an operation to remove a colon tumour.
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Civil Service
Mrs Lau joined as Hong Kong Civil Service in 1976. She has served in various bureaux and departments
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
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) and Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (Planning
Planning is the process of thinking regarding the activities required to achieve a desired goal. Planning is based on foresight, the fundamental capacity for mental time travel. The evolution of forethought, the capacity to think ahead, is consi ...
and Lands) (May 2004–July 2007), and Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Technology) (July 2007–July 2008).
References
*Precedence information sourced from the Government's May 2017 HKSAR Precedence List.
External links
Mrs Rita Lau Ng Wai-lan, JP, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
1953 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of Hong Kong
Government officials of Hong Kong
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