The Government announced today (May 15) the following senior appointments:
(a) Mr Clement Leung Cheuk-man, Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA, will take up the post of Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Creative Industries) on June 12, 2018;
(b) Miss Eliza Lee Man-ching, Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Creative Industries), will take up the post of Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce, Industry and Tourism) on June 12, 2018; and
(c) Mr Eddie Mak Tak-wai, Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service, will take up the post of Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA on July 3, 2018.
Commenting on these appointments, the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Joshua Law, said, "The three appointees are seasoned Administrative Officers with proven leadership and management skills. I have every confidence that they will serve the community with professionalism in their new capacities."
Brief biographical notes of the three officers are set out below:
Mr Clement Leung Cheuk-man
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Mr Leung joined the Administrative Service in July 1987 and rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in April 2012. He has served in various bureaux and departments, including the former City and New Territories Administration, the former Chief Secretary's Office, the Post Office, the former Government House, the former Security Branch, the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office, the former Education and Manpower Bureau and the Trade and Industry Department. He was Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury) from April 2007 to October 2010 and Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene from November 2010 to January 2014, and has served as Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA since February 2014.
Miss Eliza Lee Man-ching
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Miss Lee joined the Administrative Service in August 1988 and rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in April 2012. She has served in a diverse range of bureaux and departments, including the former Royal Hong Kong Police Force, the former Chief Secretary's Office, the Correctional Services Department, the former Recreation and Culture Branch, the former Transport Branch, the former Trade Department, the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office, the former Health, Welfare and Food Bureau and the Labour and Welfare Bureau. She was Director-General of Telecommunications from May 2010 to March 2012 and Director-General of Communications from April 2012 to August 2017, and has served as Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Creative Industries) since August 2017.
Mr Eddie Mak Tak-wai
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Mr Mak joined the Administrative Service in August 1991 and rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 in April 2014. He has served in various bureaux and departments, including the former City and New Territories Administration, the former Chief Secretary's Office, the former New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office, the former Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau and the Civil Service Bureau. He was Director-General, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Washington from September 2006 to August 2010 and Deputy Postmaster General from August 2010 to August 2012, and has served as Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service since August 2012.
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