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Rosanna Law

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Rosanna Law
羅淑佩
Law in 2023
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism
Assumed office
5 December 2024 (2024-12-05)
Chief ExecutiveJohn Lee
Preceded byKevin Yeung
Permanent Secretary for Housing
In office
15 August 2023 (2023-08-15)  5 December 2024 (2024-12-05)
Preceded byAgnes Wong
Succeeded byCharmaine Lee
Commissioner for Transport
In office
9 September 2020 (2020-09-09)  14 August 2023 (2023-08-14)
Preceded byMable Chan
Succeeded byAngela Lee
Personal details
Alma materChinese University of Hong Kong

Rosanna Law Shuk-pui JP (Chinese: 羅淑佩) is a Hong Kong government official, the current Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism after occupying various positions in the civil service.

Career

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Law studied in Pope Paul VI College. She studied Social Sciences with a major of Government and Public Administration[1] at Chinese University of Hong Kong and graduated in 1989, subsequently joining the civil service. She first worked as a Labour Officer and later as a Trade Officer, before entering the administrative officer team in 1990.

In 1998, she was appointed as the Principal Assistant Secretary for Constitutional Affairs. Later in 1999, she became the Assistant Director of Administration Wing under the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office. Assistant Director-General of Trade and Industry and Principal Assistant Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works (Transport) were the posts she was appointed to during 2005 to 2010.[2]

She was Deputy Commissioner for Tourism from August 2010 to September 2016, Deputy Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs from September 2016 to September 2020.[3]

In 2020, Law was appointed Commissioner for Transport, succeeding Mable Chan who was promoted to permanent secretary. Policies initiated during her term include new electronic toll collection system HKeToll and time-varying toll arrangement for three cross-harbour tunnels in an attempt to divert traffic.

Three years later she was appointed Permanent Secretary for Housing (and Director of Housing), responsible for leading a crackdown on public housing abuses.

Rising to fame as the transport commissioner and housing director, Law enjoyed a strong media presence. As the John Lee government entered the second half of the tenure, the 56-year-old civil servant was promoted to Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism in December 2024, when the embattled Kevin Yeung was sacked in the reshuffle.[4] John Lee, the chief executive, praised her and Mable Chan, who was also joining the cabinet, for their "leadership, the articulation skills and the proactivity".[5] Regina Ip, the long-time politician and Executive Council convener, recalled when she decided to take in Law as trade officer, she found her wise and intelligent.[6]

In November 2025, after Hong Kong lost to Singapore in a football match, Law said that her football strategy "differed quite significantly" from the coach-Ashley Westwood's strategy.[7]

Personal life

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Law's interests are cooking and attending concerts.[8] Law was a well-known "Hellosss", supporter of local boy band MIRROR's Ian Chan,[4] and was seen attending concerts of the pop star. Law said she felt Chan, who was part of the national volleyball team, is talented and adorable.[9] She also spoke of her appreciation of other Cantopop singers such as Alan Tam.[10]

References

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  1. "Guest Sharing Session by Miss Rosanna Law Shuk-pui, JP, Permanent Secretary for Housing, Housing Bureau". School of Governance and Policy Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 6 April 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  2. "FROM PERSONAL INTERESTS TO A CAREER IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ROSANNA LAW RELIES ON HER INSATIABLE CURIOSITY IN HER RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF ADVANCEMENT". CUHK Alumni Affairs Office. 6 April 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  3. "Miss Rosanna Law, JP, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism". GovHK. 6 April 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Hong Kong tourism boss Rosanna Law: tough on housing abuse, fan of Mirror star". South China Morning Post. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  5. "Hong Kong's John Lee targets mission critical priorities with minister reshuffle". South China Morning Post. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  6. 何瑞芬 (6 December 2024). "葉劉讚羅淑佩大膽創新 楊潤雄周圍考察非無做事 未來不宜再換人". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  7. "Hong Kong football head coach departs following Asian Cup loss".
  8. "Hong Kong Housing Director Warns Against Sacrificing Income for Public Housing". The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  9. Standard, The. "Transport boss 'driven' by Mirror's Chan". The Standard. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  10. "羅淑佩談追星稱好自然、質疑外界反應太大 年輕時鍾意譚詠麟「佢全部碟齊晒」". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 22 March 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.