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Stephen Richard Selby
Director of Intellectual Property, Hong Kong SAR Government

Born London, England on 12 April 1951. Married to Anne Po Hoi Luk in 1975. Two sons and one daughter.

Education

University:	1970 - 1984	University of Edinburgh	Chinese Language, Literature and Philosophy. MA Honors Degree in Chinese, 1974
Professional:	1973 - 1975	Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh	Royal Society of Arts Diploma in Teaching of English as a Foreign Language

Employment in Hong Kong Government

Joined 6 December 1978.
Finance Branch, Government Secretariat 18 December 1978 - 18 February 1979.
New Territories Administration 26 February 1979 - 21 April 1980.
Home Affairs Department, 7 May 1980 - 31 March 1982.
Finance Branch, Government Secretariat 1 April 1982 - 16 September 1985.
City & New Territories Administration 14 October 1985 - 6 April 1988.
Administration Services and Information Branch/Recreation & Culture Branch 6 April 1988 to 1 April 1990.
Finance Branch, Government Secretariat 1 August 1991 to 30 October 1994.
Director of Intellectual Property 31 October 1994 to present.

Justice of the Peace on 21 April 1993

The Director of Intellectual Property heads a government department of about 180 staffs, responsible for maintaining the Hong Kong SARS's Trademarks, Designs and Patents Registries. The Department is also responsible for the promotion of Intellectual Property protection in the Hong Kong SARS, and for the preparation and maintenance of legislation to protect intellectual property in line with international standards and norms.