Edward Yau

The Honourable Edward Yau Tang-wah
邱騰華
Edward Yau introducing the plastic levy in 2009
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2017
Chief Executive	Carrie Lam
Preceded by	Gregory So
Director, Office of the Chief Executive
In office 1 July 2012 – 30 June 2017
Chief Executive	Leung Chun-ying
Preceded by	Gabriel Leung
Succeeded by	Eric Chan
Secretary for the Environment
In office 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2012
Preceded by	Sarah Liao(as Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works)
Succeeded by	Wong Kam-sing
Director of the Information Services
In office 2006–2007
Preceded by	Yvonne Choi
Succeeded by	Fung Ching Suk-yee
Personal details
Born	1960 (age 57–58) British Hong Kong
Alma mater	University of Hong Kong Oxford University Harvard University

Edward Yau Tang-wah, GBS, JP (Chinese: 邱騰華; born 1960, Hong Kong) was appointed Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong in 2017. From 2012 to 2017, he was Director of the Chief Executive's Office of Hong Kong, and his responsibilities were to assist the Chief Executive in formulating policies and setting policy goals and priorities; maintaining close contacts with Executive and Legislative Councillors, political parties as well as the public sector to enlist their support for Government work.

Before taking up the Director post, Yau was the Secretary for the Environment in the Hong Kong Government from 2007-2012. His responsibilities covered environmental protection, energy, and sustainable development. Nature conservation was also one of his main tasks and with his efforts, he established the Hong Kong Geopark which showcases the unique geological features in northeast Hong Kong. The Park obtained the Global Geopark status in 2011.

Yau joined the civil service as an Administrative Officer in 1981 and earned more than 20 years of public administration experience. During his years as a civil servant, he was Deputy Director-General of Trade (later renamed Deputy Director-General of Trade and Industry), Director-General of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Washington, and Deputy Secretary for Education and Manpower, and Director of Information Services.

Education

Edward Yau graduated from the University of Hong Kong, and received further education at Oxford University and Harvard University.

External links

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