IN SHORT

Lawyer by training, commodities trader by profession, former Legislative Councillor, founder of the Civic Exchange and the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor, and Under Secretary for the Environment since 2012, Christine Loh is a leading voice for democracy, human rights and environmental protection in Hong Kong. “For people who want to be active and do things, this is a terrific place,” she says of her home city, and she herself never hesitates to seize opportunities as they arise. “I fall into things, but then I work very hard. I want to work very hard, because we only have limited time.”