George Hsu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hsu.

George Hsu Hsu Chiu-huang
許秋煌
George Hsu, 2015
Vice Minister of Culture of the Republic of China
In office 20 May 2012 – September 2016
Minister	Lung Ying-tai Hung Meng-chi Cheng Li-chun
Deputy	Ting Hsiao-ching, Yang Tzu-pao
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lee Lien-chuan
Vice Minister of Government Information Office of the Executive Yuan
In office January 2009 – 20 May 2012
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	1952 (1952) (age 73)
Nationality	Republic of China
Alma mater	National Taiwan University (BA, MA)

George Hsu (Chinese: 許秋煌; pinyin: Xǔ Qiūhuáng; born 1952) is a Taiwanese politician. He has served as the Administrative Deputy Minister of Ministry of Culture (MOC) of the Republic of China since 20 May 2012.[1][2]

Education

Hsu obtained his master's degree in political science from National Taiwan University.

MOC Administrative Deputy Minister

Taiwanese low reading habit

During a session at the Executive Yuan in March 2013 when MOC Minister Lung Ying-tai presented a report on the strategies to boost Taiwan's publishing industries to elevate Taiwanese low reading habit, Hsu said that the MOC will try to help local publishers to go into Mainland China market by asking Beijing to lower down the tariffs of Taiwanese books during ECFA negotiation.[3]

References

1. "New Ministry of Culture opened".
2. "Our Principal Officers". Archived from the original on 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
3. "Nation's reading habits cause worry". Taipei Times. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-29.