Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee | |
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周梁淑怡 | |
Chairwoman of the Liberal Party | |
In office 15 December 2012 – 1 December 2014 | |
Leader | James Tien |
Preceded by | Vincent Fang (acting) |
Succeeded by | Felix Chung |
Non-official Member of the Executive Council | |
In office 1991–1992 | |
Appointed by | Sir David Wilson |
In office 22 September 2003 – 19 September 2008 | |
Appointed by | Tung Chee-hwa Donald Tsang |
Preceded by | James Tien |
Member of the Legislative Council | |
In office 1 September 1981 – 31 July 1995 | |
Appointed by | Sir Murray MacLehose Sir Edward Youde Sir David Wilson |
In office 11 October 1995 – 30 September 2004 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Vincent Fang |
Constituency | Wholesale and Retail |
In office 1 October 2004 – 30 September 2008 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Wong Kwok-hing |
Constituency | New Territories West |
Chairwoman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board | |
In office 1 April 2000 – 1 April 2007 | |
Preceded by | Lo Yuk-sui |
Succeeded by | James Tien |
Personal details | |
Born | Liang Shuk-yee 25 January 1945 Hong Kong, Empire of Japan |
Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
Political party | Liberal Party (1993–2022) |
Spouse |
Joseph Chow Ming-kuen
(m. 1969; died 2018) |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Hong Kong |
Alma mater | St. Paul's Co-Educational College University of Hong Kong Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama |
Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee GBS OBE JP (Chinese: 周梁淑怡; born 25 January 1945) is a former Hong Kong television executive and politician. She was a member of the Legislative Council for nearly three decades, and was also a member of the Executive Council. She is honorary chairwoman of the Liberal Party, having formerly been its chairwoman.
Joining Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) after graduating from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), she was Hong Kong's first weather girl. She went on to executive roles at all three of Hong Kong's major television broadcasting companies: TVB from 1967 to 1977, general manager of Commercial Television (CTV) from 1977 to 1978 and chief executive of Asia Television (ATV) from 1988 to 1991.
She was first appointed to the Legislative Council in 1981 and the Executive Council in 1991. She was the founding member of the pro-business Liberal Party and the vice-chairwoman from 1998 to 2008. She was appointed to the Executive Council for the second time in 2003. In 2004, she won a directly elected seat in New Territories West but lost in her re-election in 2008. She continued to serve as party chairwoman from 2011 to 2012 and chairwoman from 2012 to 2014.