York Chow Yat-ngok (traditional Chinese: 周一嶽; simplified Chinese: 周一岳; pinyin: Zhōu Yīyuè; born 1947, Hong Kong), GBS, SBS, MBE, was the Secretary for Food and Health of Hong Kong and a member of the Executive Council. He was appointed as Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food in 2004.[1] The position has since been renamed to Secretary for Food and Health from reshuffling in 2007.
Early life
During his studies in the University of Hong Kong since 1967, he stayed in St. John’s College and has served as the male sports captain in the academic years 1968–1969.
Career
Chow is an orthopaedic surgeon by profession. He was appointed Hospital Chief Executive of Queen Mary Hospital in 2001. Chow was appointed a vice-president of the International Paralympic Committee in 1997.
Controversies
2011 June protest
On 25 June 2011, a small protest was held by about ten mothers begging on the street for the attention of Chow regarding the mainland Chinese mothers birth tourism issues with hospital capacities.[2] These are families that have a mainland mother and a Hong Kong father. Chow did sympathise with these couples, but nothing was done after the protest.[3] The issue later expanded to the Early 2012 Hong Kong protests which was also triggered by Kong Qingdong‘s comment.
References
- ^ “Dr York Chow embraces new role with relish”. news.gov.hk. 26 November 2004. Archived from the original on 7 May 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ “孕婦跪地向周一嶽示威”. News.now.com. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ “aTV 亞視新聞- 周一嶽認為中港家庭團聚非單靠來港分娩”. Hkatvnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2012.