Gordon Siu

Gordon Siu Kwing-chue, CBE, GBS, JP (Chinese: 蕭炯柱; born 29 November 1945) is a former Hong Kong civil servant. From 1993 to 2002, he served as Secretary for Economic Services, Secretary for Transport, head of the Central Policy Unit and Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands.

Biography

He was born in 1945 and was educated at the Birmingham University. He joined the civil service as an Administrative Officer in 1966. He had served various positions in the government, including the Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service from 1981 to 1985, Secretary General of the Office of Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils from 1985 to 1988 and Postmaster General from 1988 to 1992. In 1993, he was appointed Secretary for Economic Services. During his service, he was responsible for promoting the construction of the Chek Lap Kok Airport as the director of New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office, in which the construction plan became an issue of the Sino-British dispute on the eve of the handover. He was later appointed Secretary for Transport, and head of the Central Policy Unit from 1997 to 1999 after the handover. He became Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands in 1999 until retired from the government in 2002. Siu was awarded the honours of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1997 and Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) in 2002 and appointed a non-official Justice of the Peace in 2003.

Since his retirement, he has held directorships in many companies, including China Resources Enterprise Ltd., Transport International Holdings Limited, China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited, ICEA Finance Holdings Limited and ICEA Securities Limited, Tung Shing Securities (Brokers) Limited, Television Broadcasts Limited, The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd. and Long Win Bus Company Limited, subsadries of Kowloon Motor Bus co. Ltd.

He plays violin and had joined choir in school. He received a diploma from the Royal Academy of Music and joined the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra in 1964. He went on became the concertmaster of the Orchestra in 1966 and coach in 1968. In 1974, he co-founded the Music for Our Young Foundation with Dr. Ding Lik-kiu and others. He has been active in music-related works after his retirement. Besides he has also been non-executive director in many companies. In 1977, he was commissioned by Governor Murray MacLehose to establish the Music Office.

He married Sarah Liao who was also senior cilvil servant and became Secretaries for the Environment, Transport and Works from 2002 to 2007. The couple later divorced.