Christine Loh

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Loh. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Christine Loh and the Chinese-style name is Loh Kung-wai.
Dr
Christine Loh
SBS OBE JP Ordre national du Mérite
陸恭蕙
Christine Loh Kung-wai at the CWMC 2006.
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1 July 1998 – 30 June 2000
Preceded byNew parliament
Succeeded bySeat abolished
ConstituencyHong Kong Island
In office
11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997
ConstituencyHong Kong Island Central
Majority12,762 (30.7%)
In office
8 October 1992 – 31 July 1995
Appointed byChris Patten
Personal details
Born (1956-02-01) 1 February 1956 (age 68)
British Hong Kong
Political partyCitizens Party (defunct)
EducationSt. Paul's Convent School
Island School
Bedford High School
Alma materUniversity of Hull (LLB)
City University of Hong Kong (LLM)
Christine Loh
Traditional Chinese陸恭蕙
Simplified Chinese陆恭蕙
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLù Gōnghùi
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingluk6 gung1-wai6

Christine Loh Kung-wai, SBS, OBE, JP, Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite (born 1 February 1956), is a former Hong Kong Legislative Councillor, founder and CEO of Civic Exchange, founder of the Citizens Party, and founder of Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor. From 2012 to 2017, she was Under Secretary for the Environment in the government of CY Leung.[1][2] From April 2019 to March 2020, she was Special Consultant to the HKSAR Chief Executive of Ecological Civilization and the Greater Bay Area, attached to the Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office.

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 received many awards, including "Stars of Asia" in 1998 and again in 2000 by BusinessWeek, "Hero of the Environment 2007" by Time[3] and "Woman Who Makes a Difference 2009" by RBS Coutts/FT in Women of Asia Awards.[4] 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 environmental protection, sustainable finance, and governance reform.

In 2017, following the end of her official role, she became an adjunct professor in the Division of Environment and Sustainability at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and is also Chief Development Strategist at its Institute for the Environment. In 2019 Loh released the second edition of her book Underground Front: The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, first published in 2010.[2][5]

Starting in 2018, Loh has been teaching a course on non market risks at the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.[6]

  1. ^ "Three Under Secretaries and two Political Assistants appointed". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Underground Front: The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, Second Edition". hkupress.hku.hk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Heroes of the Environment". Time. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ Guzman, Tamara De. "Women in Asia Awards". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ Book Talk: Underground Front: The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, retrieved 18 December 2021
  6. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/uclaanderson/status/1240334089380487168. Retrieved 18 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)