陳茂波

English

Paul Chan Mo-po, who holds the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the Gold Bauhinia Star, the Medal of Honour and a justice of the peace appointment, was born in Hong Kong on 18 March 1955. An accountant and government official, he is the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and formerly represented the accountancy functional constituency in the Legislative Council. He graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a bachelor's and a master's degree in business administration, and also studied at Harvard Business School. A fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, he served as its president in 2006, holding a significant position in the accountancy profession. In public service he has been chairman of the Legal Aid Services Council, a board member of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, a non-official member of the Commission on Strategic Development and a council member of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and in 2005 became chairman of Breakthrough, taking part over the years in social, educational and cultural affairs. In 2008 he was elected to the Legislative Council for the accountancy functional constituency, serving until 2012. In July of that year he was appointed Secretary for Development, overseeing land, housing, planning and infrastructure policies until January 2017. Since 2017 he has been Financial Secretary, managing public finances, financial and economic affairs, responsible for drawing up the budget, driving economic development and maintaining financial stability, and is one of the core principal officials of the government.