James Lau

James Henry Lau Jr. or Lau Yee Cheung (Chinese: 劉怡翔; born 24 April 1950) is a Hong Kong government official. He was Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury from 2017 to 2020.

James Lau JP
劉怡翔
Lau in 2020
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
In office 1 July 2017 – 22 April 2020
Chief Executive	Carrie Lam
Preceded by	KC Chan
Succeeded by	Christopher Hui
Personal details
Born	(1950-04-24) 24 April 1950 (age 73) Hong Kong
Alma mater	University of Waterloo (BMath)

Lau 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, Lau 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]

From 2017 to 2020, he served as Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury in the administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam. He was removed in a cabinet reshuffle, on 22 April 2020.^[2][3]

References

1. "Two Under Secretaries appointed".
2. "Government announces appointment and removal of Principal Officials (with photos)". Hong Kong Government. 20 April 2020.
3. "New faces Carrie Lam has enlisted to help Hong Kong tackle coronavirus impact". South China Morning Post. 20 April 2020.

Political offices
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	Succeeded by Christopher Hui