York Chow

York Chow Yat-ngok (traditional Chinese: 周一嶽; simplified Chinese: 周一岳; pinyin: Zhōu Yīyuè; born 1947, Hong Kong), GBS, SBS, MBE, was the Secretary for Food and Health of Hong Kong and a member of the Executive Council. He was appointed as Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food in 2004.[1] The position has since been renamed to Secretary for Food and Health from reshuffling in 2007.

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chow. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is York Chow and the Chinese-style name is Chow Yat-ngok.
York Chow Yat-ngok
周一嶽
Chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission
In office
1 April 2013 – 31 March 2016
Preceded byLam Woon-kwong
Succeeded byAlfred Chan
Secretary for Food and Health
In office
1 July 2007 – 30 June 2012
Chief ExecutiveSir Donald Tsang
Chief SecretaryHenry Tang
UndersecretaryGabriel Leung
Permanent SecretaryMarion Lai & Sandra Lee
Political AssistantPaul Chan
Preceded byHimself (as Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food)
Succeeded byKo Wing-man
Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food
In office
October 2004 – 30 June 2007
Preceded byYeoh Eng-kiong
Succeeded byHimself (as Secretary for Food and Health)
Personal details
Born1947 (age 75–76)
British Hong Kong
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (MBBS)

History

Chow is an orthopaedic surgeon by profession. He was appointed Hospital Chief Executive of Queen Mary Hospital in 2001. Chow was appointed a Vice-President of the International Paralympic Committee in 1997.

During his studies in the University of Hong Kong since 1967, he stayed in St. John's College and has served as the male sports captain in the academic years 1968–1969.

Controversies

2011 June protest

On 25 June 2011, a small protest was held by about ten mothers begging on the street for the attention of Chow regarding the mainland Chinese mothers birth tourism issues with hospital capacities.[2] These are families that have a mainland mother and a Hong Kong father. Chow did sympathise with these couples, but nothing was done after the protest.[3] The issue later expanded to the Early 2012 Hong Kong protests which was also triggered by Kong Qingdong's comment.

References
  1. "Dr York Chow embraces new role with relish". news.gov.hk. 26 November 2004. Archived from the original on 7 May 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. "孕婦跪地向周一嶽示威". News.now.com. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  3. "aTV 亞視新聞- 周一嶽認為中港家庭團聚非單靠來港分娩". Hkatvnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
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