James Lau

James Henry Lau Jr. (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 Henry Lau Jr.

劉怡翔
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
In office
1 July 2017  22 April 2020
Chief ExecutiveCarrie Lam
Preceded byKC Chan
Succeeded byChristopher Hui
Personal details
Born (1950-04-24) April 24, 1950
Hong Kong
Alma materUniversity 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]

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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


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