Profile of Hong Kong gov't official: Edward Yau Tang-wah

    HONG KONG, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Edward Yau Tang-wah was appointed Saturday by China's Central People's Government as Secretary for the Environment of the third term Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, on the nomination of HKSAR Chief Executive Donald Tsang.

    The following is Yau's brief biography:

    Aged 47, Yau joined the Administrative Service in August 1981, and rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 in April 2005.

    Yau has served in various bureaux and departments, including the former Security Branch, the former City and New Territories Administration, the former Health and Welfare Branch, the former Transport Branch, Correctional Services Department and the former Finance Branch. He was Deputy Director-General of Trade (later renamed Deputy Director-General of Trade and Industry) from January 1999 to May 2001, Director-General of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Washington from May 2001 to April 2004, and Deputy Secretary for Education and Manpower from April 2004 to April 2006. He has been director of Information Services since April 2006.

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