Stephen Ip
Stephen Ip, GBS, JP (born 1951) is a former politician in Hong Kong, he was Secretary for Economic Development and Labour for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 2002 to 2007.[1]
| Stephen Ip | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉澍堃 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叶澍堃 | ||||||
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The post of Secretary for Economic Development and Labour is a political appointment. Ip was Secretary for Economic Services in June 1996 under Chris Patten's colonial administration, until he took up his last civil service post of Secretary for Financial Services in June 2000. In 2005, he proposed a 25–50% decrease in port fees to increase Hong Kong's competitiveness in the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone.[2]
References
- "Stephen Ip visits Europe to promote HK". news.hk.gov. 10 September 2003.
- "Port fees, charges to be cut: Stephen Ip". news.hk.gov. 7 December 2005. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Gordon Siu |
Secretary for Economic Services 1996–2000 |
Succeeded by Sandra Lee |
| Preceded by Rafael Hui |
Secretary for Financial Services 2000–2002 |
Succeeded by Frederick Ma as Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury |
| Preceded by Sandra Lee as Secretary for Economic Services |
Secretary for Economic Development and Labour 2002–2007 |
Succeeded by Frederick Ma as Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development |
| Preceded by Fanny Law as Secretary for Education and Manpower |
Succeeded by Matthew Cheung as Secretary for Labour and Welfare | |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Denise Yue Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |
Hong Kong order of precedence Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |
Succeeded by James Tien Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |
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