The Central People’s Government today approved Chief Executive-elect Carrie Lam’s principal official nominations for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's fifth-term Government.
They will assume office on July 1.
The three Secretaries of Departments are: Matthew Cheung as Chief Secretary; Paul Chan as Financial Secretary; and, Rimsky Yuen as Secretary for Justice.
The 13 Directors of Bureaus are: Edward Yau as Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development; KS Wong as Secretary for the Environment; Lau Kong-wah as Secretary for Home Affairs; Nicholas Yang as Secretary for Innovation & Technology; James Lau as Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury; Law Chi-kwong as Secretary for Labour & Welfare; Joshua Law as Secretary for the Civil Service; John Lee as Secretary for Security; Frank Chan as Secretary for Transport & Housing; Prof Sophia Chan as Secretary for Food & Health; Michael Wong as Secretary for Development; Kevin Yeung as Secretary for Education; and, Patrick Nip as Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs.
The 16 officials appointed under the political accountability system are on non-civil service terms.
Also appointed are five officials heading the disciplined services, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Audit Commission.
They are: Simon Peh as Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner; Stephen Lo as Commissioner of Police; David Sun as Director of Audit; Erick Tsang as Director of Immigration; and, Hermes Tang as Commissioner of Customs & Excise.
Chan Kwok-ki has been appointed Director of the Chief Executive’s Office.
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