Stephen Ip Shue-kwan, GBS, JP (born 1951) is a former politician in Hong Kong, he was Secretary for Economic Development and Labour for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 2002 to 2007.

Stephen Ip
Traditional Chinese葉澍堃
Simplified Chinese叶澍堃
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYè Shùkūn

The post of Secretary for Economic Development and Labour is a political appointment. Ip was Secretary for Economic Services in June 1996 under Chris Patten's colonial administration, until he took up his last civil service post of Secretary for Financial Services in June 2000. In 2005, he proposed a 25–50% decrease in port fees to increase Hong Kong's competitiveness in the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone.[1]

After his retirement, he became a food critic. He is currently writing columns for Headline Daily.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Port fees, charges to be cut: Stephen Ip". news.hk.gov. 7 December 2005. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006.
  2. ^ "專欄作家 | 葉Sir食經 - 葉澍堃". Headline Daily (in Chinese).
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary for Economic Services
1996–2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary for Financial Services
2000–2002
Succeeded byas Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
Preceded byas Secretary for Economic Services Secretary for Economic Development and Labour
2002–2007
Succeeded byas Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Preceded byas Secretary for Education and Manpower Succeeded byas Secretary for Labour and Welfare
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Denise Yue
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
Hong Kong order of precedence
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
Succeeded by
James Tien
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star