Gordon Siu Kwing-chue,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, GBS, JP (; born 29 November 1945) is a former Hong Kong civil servant. From 1993 to 2001, he was

secretary for economic services 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 () af ...

, secretary for transport, head of the

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and secretary for planning, environment and lands.

Early life

Siu was born in 1945 and was educated at

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Career

He joined the civil service as an administrative officer in 1966. He held various positions in the Hong Kong government, including the deputy secretary for the Civil Service from 1981 to 1985, secretary general of the Office of Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils from 1985 to 1988 and postmaster general from 1988 to 1992. In 1993, he was appointed secretary for economic services. During his service, he was responsible for promoting the construction of Chek Lap Kok Airport as the director of New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office, the construction plan of which became an issue of the Sino-British dispute on the eve of the handover. He was later appointed secretary for transport and head of the

from 1997 to 1999 after the handover. He became secretary for planning, environment and lands in 1999 until he retired from the government in 2001. Siu was awarded the honours of

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(CBE) in 1997 and Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) in 2002 and appointed a non-official Justice of the Peace in 2003.

Retirement

Since his retirement, he has held directorships in many companies, including China Resources Enterprise Ltd., Transport International Holdings Limited, China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited, ICEA Finance Holdings Limited and ICEA Securities Limited, Tung Shing Securities (Brokers) Limited,

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, The

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(1933) Ltd. and Long Win Bus Company Limited, subsidiaries of Kowloon Motor Bus Co. Ltd.

Other interests

He plays violin and joined the choir at school. He received a diploma from the

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and joined the Hong Kong Youth Orchestra in 1964. He went on to became the concertmaster of the orchestra in 1966 and coach in 1968. On retirement, he co-founded the Music for Our Young Foundation. He has been active in music-related works after his retirement. He has also been a non-executive director in many companies. In 1977, he was commissioned by

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Murray MacLehose Crawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, (; 16 October 1917 – 27 May 2000), was a British politician, diplomat and the 25th Governor of Hong Kong, from 1971 to 1982. He was the longest-serving governor of the colony, with four ...

to establish the Music Office.

Personal life

He married

Sarah Liao Dr. Sarah Mary Liao Sau-tung, GBS, MBE, JP, FRSC (born 25 December 1951) was former Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong sinc ...

, who was also a senior civil servant and became secretary for the environment, transport and works from 2002 to 2007. They later divorced.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siu, Gordon 1945 births Living people Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music Alumni of the University of Birmingham Government officials of Hong Kong Hong Kong civil servants Hong Kong businesspeople Hong Kong musicians Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star Commanders of the Order of the British Empire China Resources people