Yeung Kai-yin
Yeung Kai-yin | |
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| 楊啟彥 | |
| Chairman of the Vocational Training Council | |
| In office 1998–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Wong |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Leung |
| CEO of the Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation | |
| In office 24 December 1996 – 31 December 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Oliver Hyde |
| Succeeded by | Ronald James Blake |
| Chairman of the Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation | |
| In office 24 December 1996 – 23 December 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Oliver Hyde |
| Succeeded by | Michael Tien |
| Secretary for the Treasury | |
| In office 2 May 1991 – 6 May 1993 | |
| Governor | David Wilson |
| Preceded by | Hamish Macleod |
| Succeeded by | Donald Tsang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1941 |
| Died | 8 February 2007 (aged 66) |
| Education | Diocesan Boys' School |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong (BA) |
| Profession | Civil servant |
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊啟彥 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨启彦 | ||||||||||
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Yeung Kai-yin GBS CBE JP (Chinese: 楊啟彥; 6 January 1941 – 8 February 2007) was a Hong Kong civil servant and businessman. He was the first ethnic Chinese to serve as Secretary for the Treasury, and was later the chairman and CEO of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.
Yeung's civil service career spanned 32 years, and he was nicknamed the "Godfather of the civil service" for being the first Chinese to serve in many senior positions and for the many precedents that he set during his career.