Christine Loh

Dr Christine Loh OBE, JP
Christine Loh Kung-wai at the .
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 24 May 1998 – 10 September 2000
Preceded by	(none)
Succeeded by	abolished
Constituency	Hong Kong Island
Majority	12.76%
In office 17 September 1995 – 30 June 1997
Constituency	Island Central
Majority	65.32%
In office 1992 – 17 September 1995
Constituency	Appointed
Personal details
Born	(1956-02-01) 1 February 1956 (age 61) Hong Kong
Political party	Citizens Party (defunct)
Domestic partner	Craig Ehrlich
Alma mater	St. Paul's Convent School Island School Bedford High School University of Hull City University of Hong Kong
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Christine Loh Kung-wai, OBE, JP (born 1 February 1956), is Under Secretary for the Environment in Hong Kong.

She is a former Legislative Councillor, founder and CEO of Civic Exchange, founder of the Citizens Party, and founder of Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor.

Until her appointment as Undersecretary for the Environment, Loh was CEO of Civic Exchange, the Hong Kong think tank that she co-founded in 2000. She was named "Woman of the Year for 2006" by Hong Kong Business. She has worked in many areas, including law, business, politics, media and the non-profit sector, but is best known as a leading voice in public policy in Hong Kong, particularly in promoting democracy and environmental protection. She has long been associated with the campaign to save Hong Kong's Harbour from excessive land reclamation and overdevelopment.

Loh received her Honourable degree on 15 July 2016 from University of Exeter for her contribution to environment protection. She said: "To be among the young graduates at Exeter makes me feel young and energetic again. It's like having a second chance to do better - to make up for not having done by best when I was a student. Perhaps like me when I was at my graduation many years ago, young people don't quite understand their capabilities and capacities yet. They will learn more about themselves in time and try hard to accomplish what they wish to do".

Loh attended St. Paul's Convent School in Causeway Bay, and later Island School in Mid-levels, Hong Kong. She then went to Bedford High School in the UK. She later attended the University of Hull, City University of Hong Kong (Masters of Law in Chinese & Comparative Law) and the University of Hull (Doctor of Law, honoris causa) and was trained as a lawyer but she worked for 12 years as a commodities trader (1980–1991), rising to become managing director and later director of business development. Loh spent fourteen years in the commercial world, holding top regional posts in commodities trading at Philipp Brothers and Phibro Energy – the physical commodities trading arms of US multinational Salomon, Inc. (now Citicorp) — before joining a Hong Kong company (CIM Co.), where she headed the special projects division between 1992 and 1994. In April 2006, she was elected by shareholders of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) to be a director of the company.