Gregory So
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The Honourable Gregory So Kam-leung |
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| 蘇錦樑 | |
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| Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development | |
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Assumed office 28 June 2011 Acting from 13 April 2011 – 27 June 2011 |
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| Chief Executive |
Donald Tsang Leung Chun-ying |
| Preceded by | Rita Lau |
| Undersecretary for Commerce and Economic Development | |
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In office 2 June 2008 – 27 June 2011 |
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| Secretary | Rita Lau |
| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 57–58) British Hong Kong |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |
| Alma mater |
Carleton University University of Ottawa |
Gregory So Kam-leung (Chinese: 蘇錦樑) is the current Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong.
So holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Carleton University and a double degree of Master of business administration and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa.
So moved to Canada at age 16, returning to Hong Kong in the 1980s. He got married and raised his family in Canada. So left Canada in the late 1990s and returned to work in Hong Kong. As a senior government official, So no longer has Canadian citizenship.
So is the senior partner of a solicitor’s firm, member of the Hospital Authority, the Council of the Lingnan University, and the Commission on Strategic Development.
So was the vice chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong when he was appointed as Under Secretary. He resigned as the party's vice chairman then, but still maintain his membership.
Between 2000 and 2003, So served on the Wong Tai Sin District Council and the Tsz Wan Shan Area Committee.
In 2008 he was nominated Undersecretary for the Commerce and Economic Development under the 2008 Political Appointments System, at the 'cost' of having to renounce his Canadian citizenship. "It was a tough decision. In doing so, I have also had to give up my legal practice qualification in Canada where I still have friends and relatives," he said
On 28 June 2011, So was appointed to succeed Rita Lau as Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development after she resigned for health reasons in April 2011.
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