Stephen Ip Shue-kwan, GBS, JP (born 1951) is a former politician in Hong Kong, he was

Secretary for Economic Development and Labour The Secretary for Economic Services ( and later ) was a minister position in the Government of Hong Kong, which is responsible for economic development in Hong Kong. The position was renamed to the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour () a ...

for the

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from 2002 to 2007. The post of Secretary for Economic Development and Labour is a political appointment. Ip was Secretary for Economic Services in June 1996 under Chris Patten's colonial administration, until he took up his last civil service post of Secretary for Financial Services in June 2000. In 2005, he proposed a 25–50% decrease in port fees to increase Hong Kong's

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in the

Pearl River Delta Economic Zone The Pearl River Delta Economic Zone () (once called 粤江平原), is a special economic zone on the southeastern coast of China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, it consists of the Chinese cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan ...

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1955 births Living people Alumni of St. Paul's College, Hong Kong Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Government officials of Hong Kong Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong Hong Kong food writers Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star {{HongKong-gov-bio-stub