Rita Lau

Rita Lau Ng Wai Lan or Rita Ng Wai Lan, GBS, JP (traditional Chinese: 劉吳惠蘭; simplified Chinese: 刘吴惠兰; pinyin: Liú Wú Huèilán) (born 1953 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong Government senior civil servant. She was appointed Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development in July 2008 after her predecessor Frederick Ma resigned due to health reasons. Coincidentally, ill-health also forced her resignation from this position on 8 April 2011, following an operation to remove a colon tumour. Mrs Lau joined as civil servant in the Administrative Service in 1976. She has served in various bureaux and departments in the government. She was Deputy Secretary for Information Technology and Broadcasting (1998), Director of Urban Services (1999), Director...