Nicholas Yang

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
楊偉雄
Secretary for Innovation and Technology
In office
20 November 2015 – 22 April 2020
Chief ExecutiveLeung Chun-ying
Carrie Lam
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAlfred Sit
Personal details
Born (1955-04-22) April 22, 1955
Taiwan
EducationCalifornia Institute of Technology (BS)
Stanford University (MS, MBA)
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Nicholas Yang Wei-hsiung, GBS, JP (Chinese: 楊偉雄, born 22 April 1955) is a Taiwanese-born 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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