Michael Rowse (盧維思) is currently the Director-General of InvestHK, a department of the Hong Kong Government. Invest Hong Kong is the department of the Hong Kong SAR Government responsible for assisting overseas companies to set up and develop their business in Hong Kong Government departments and agencies in Hong Kong are controlled by the Hong Kong Government. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( see pronunciation; conventional short He has been nicknamed "Mickey Rowse", in an allusion to the Disney character[1]. Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company.
Rowse is one of the few foreign-born civil servants in post-handover Hong Kong. Handover, in the political-historical sense often refers to the transfer of power of former colonies (particularly those of former British colonies) to the local Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Since 1997, according to the Basic Law, government departments can only be headed by officers with no right of abode in a foreign country; this has resulted in the departure of some non-Chinese civil servants from the colonial administration. The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, or simply Hong Kong Basic Law, serves as the Constitutional document The right of abode refers to an individual's freedom from immigration control in a particular Country. Zhonghua minzu ( Traditional Chinese: 中華民族 ( Simplified Chinese: 中华民族 Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínzú sometimes translated as Rowse decided to stay on, becoming a naturalised citizen of the People's Republic of China and a Hong Kong permanent resident. For other uses see Chinese nationality. The Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China ( regulates Citizenship in the People's Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Politics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by People's Republic of China, its own legislature the Chief Executive
Rowse was formerly a close aide to Donald Tsang when he was Financial Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury. Sir Donald Tsang Yam-Kuen, GBM, KBE, JP (born 7 October 1944 is the current Chief Executive and Head of Government of Hong Financial Secretary ( often abbreviated as FS, is a position of the Hong Kong Government. He held the post of Commissioner for Tourism until June 2000. The Commissioner for Tourism heads the Tourism Commission of the Hong Kong Government, which reports to Economic Development Branch of the Economic Development
Rowse had set up InvestHK, and was appointed its Director General on 1 July 1 2000, after negotiating the Hong Kong Disneyland deal in November 1999[1]. Hong Kong Disneyland ( is the first Theme park inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and is owned and managed by the Hong Kong International Theme Parks
Harbour Fest controversy
The Hong Kong Harbour Fest was a Government underwritten event in late 2003 as part of a HK$1 billion program to revive the economy after SARS. The Hong Kong Harbour Fest ( held from 17 October to 11 November 2003 was part of a HK$1 billion program to revive the economy after SARS. It organised by InvestHK in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce. [2]
In the aftermath, Rowse was held responsible for failing to ensure that InvestHK critically examine the HarbourFest budget, and fully and adequately advise the working group on the finances. Consequently, he was fined one month's salary in October 2005[3].
Legislator Cheung Man Kwong criticised the government for making Rowse a scapegoat for ministerial failure. Cheung Man Kwong (Chinese 張文光) (born 15 September 1954 in Hong Kong with family root in Taishan, Guangdong) is a member of Hong Kong [4]. Columnist Jake van der Kamp felt that Rowse had been let down by Donald Tsang, whose responsibility as Chief Secretary it ultimately was to oversee the Harbour Fest expenditure[5].
References
- ^ a b Marcal Joanilho. "'Mickey Rowse' may squeak through", The Standard, October 30, 2003. Retrieved on 2008-02-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
- ^ Concerts meant to revive economy, The Standard, February 26, 2008
- ^ Cheung, Jimmy; Dennnis Eng. The Standard ( is an English Free newspaper of Hong Kong. It was called the Hong Kong Standard and changed to HKiMail during the Internet "Rowse punished for Harbour Fest failures", South China Morning Post, February 9, 2007.
- ^ Cheung, Jimmy. "Lawmakers challenge Rowse punishment", South China Morning Post, January 28, 2007, pp. 1.
- ^ van der Kamp, Jake. "Shabby treatment of Rowse kills any hope of civil service initiative", South China Morning Post, January 30, 2007.
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