Nicholas Yang
Hong Kong politician and engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the former Secretary for Education and Secretary for Culture, Sports and Toursim, see Kevin Yeung.
In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Yang. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Nicholas Yang and the Chinese-style name is Yang Wei-hsiung.
Nicholas Yang Wei-hsiung, GBS, JP (Chinese: 楊偉雄, born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong politician and engineer and a former Non-official Member of the Executive Council. He is a former Executive Vice President of Hong Kong Polytechnic University and was the inaugural Secretary for Innovation and Technology, a post he held for five years to 2020.
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Nicholas Yang Wei-hsiung | |
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楊偉雄 | |
Secretary for Innovation and Technology | |
In office 20 November 2015 – 22 April 2020 | |
Chief Executive | Leung Chun-ying Carrie Lam |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Alfred Sit |
Personal details | |
Born | (1955-04-22) April 22, 1955 (age 69) Taiwan |
Nationality | Chinese |
Political party | None |
Residence | Hong Kong |
Alma mater | Stanford University(M.Sc., MBA) California Institute of Technology (B.Sc.) |
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