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Mr Stephen WONG Yuen-shan
Mr Stephen Wong received a B.A. Degree in Economics from the University of Chicago, Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.A. Degree in East Asian Studies (Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies) from Yale University. Since then, he worked for a number of global financial institutions, including as an Executive Director in UBS (London) and a Managing Director at RBS. Mr Wong joined Our Hong Kong foundation as Senior Consultant in May 2015, and was appointed Deputy Executive Director and Head of Public Policy in November of the same year. He is now Senior Vice President & Executive Director of Public Policy Institute.
Mr Wong’s public service includes various advisory roles appointed by the Hong Kong Government, including Board Member of the Financial Services Development Council, Board Member of the Urban Renewal Authority, Member of the Town Planning Board, Member of Investment Committee of the Beat Drugs Fund, Member of Investment Sub-Committee of the Housing Authority, Member of Feasibility Study Working Group of “Special Needs Public Trust”, Co- opted Member of Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Fund Task Force of Commission on Poverty, Non-official Member of the Assessment Panel of the “Innovation and Technology Fund for Application in Elderly and Rehabilitation Care” of the Social Welfare Department, and ex-Member of Task Force on Land Supply, etc.
Mr Wong is also active in community service. He is Chairman of the Clean Air Network, Vice Chairman of the Admissions, Budgets & Allocations Committee and Investment Sub-Committee Member of the Community Chest, and Executive Committee Member & Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Social Enterprise and Innovation Platform of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. Mr Wong is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Hong Kong University SPACE for the Institute for China Business.
Non-Executive Directors (Official)
Mr YU Tak-cheung, JP Director of Buildings
Mr Yu Tak-cheung is a professional building surveyor and a member of Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He has been working in the Government for over 30 years, mainly in the administration of the Buildings Ordinance on the control of new private building developments and existing private buildings.
Mr Andrew LAI Chi-wah, JP Director of Lands
Mr Andrew Lai joined the Administrative Service in July 1992. He served in various bureaux and departments, including the former City and New Territories Administration, the former Planning, Environment and Lands Branch, the Housing Department, the Civil Service Bureau and the Home Affairs Department.
He was Deputy Commissioner for Innovation and Technology from February 2009 to April 2012, Deputy Director of Environmental Protection from April 2012 to July 2016, and Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury) from August 2016 to August 2020. Mr Lai has been Director of Lands since 5 August 2020.
Mr Ivan CHUNG Man-kit, JP Director of Planning
Mr Ivan Chung is a professional town planner and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners. He has been working in the Government for over 30 years, mainly in district and strategic planning, major development projects, and different planning and engineering studies.
Miss Vega WONG Sau-wai, JP Deputy Director of Home Affairs (2)
Miss Vega Wong is currently the Deputy Director of Home Affairs. Prior to this, Miss Wong has been in various directorate positions in a number of departments, including the Assistant Director of the Home Affairs Department and Assistant-Director General of the Trade and Industry Department, etc.
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