James Lau
| The Honourable James Henry Lau Jr. JP | |
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| 劉怡翔 | |
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| Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury | |
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Assumed office 1 July 2017 | |
| Chief Executive | Carrie Lam |
| Preceded by | KC Chan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 24, 1950 |
| Alma mater | University of Waterloo |
James Henry Lau Jr. (Chinese: 劉怡翔; born 24 April 1950) is a Hong Kong government official. He is the current Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury since 2017.
He was graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Mathematics (Computer Science and Statistics) Honours Degree and a Master of Mathematics Degree in Computer Science.
He joined the Hong Kong government as an Administrative Officer (AO) in 1979 and was promoted through the ranks to AO Staff Grade C. He resigned in 1993 to join the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). Between 1993 and 2004 he was the Head and Executive Director of various divisions of the HKMA.[1]
In 2004, he was seconded to the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation as Chief Executive Officer until he retired in 2012. In 2013, he was appointed Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury.[1]
In 2017, he was appointed Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Julia Leung |
Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury 2014–2017 |
Succeeded by Joseph Chan |
| Preceded by KC Chan |
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury 2017–present |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Previous: Joseph Yam Member of the Executive Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Executive Council |
Succeeded by Regina Ip Member of the Executive Council |