Christine Loh
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. 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.
Dr Christine Loh | |
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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 by | New parliament |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| In office 11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997 | |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island Central |
| Majority | 12,762 (30.7%) |
| In office 8 October 1992 – 31 July 1995 | |
| Appointed by | Chris Patten |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1956 British Hong Kong |
| Political party | Citizens Party (defunct) |
| Education | St. Paul's Convent School Island School Bedford High School |
| Alma mater | University of Hull (LLB) City University of Hong Kong (LLM) |
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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 and "Woman Who Makes a Difference 2009" by RBS Coutts/FT in Women of Asia Awards. 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.
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.