The Government announced today (September 21) that Ms Mable Chan, Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services), will take up the post of Commissioner for Transport on October 11, 2017.
 
     Commenting on the appointment, the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Joshua Law, said, "Ms Chan is a seasoned Administrative Officer with proven leadership and management skills. I have every confidence that she will serve the community with professionalism in her new capacity."
 
     Brief biographical notes on Ms Chan are set out below:
 
Ms Mable Chan
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     Ms Chan joined the Administrative Service in July 1989 and rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 in April 2014. She has served in various policy bureaux and departments, including the former City and New Territories Administration, the former Planning, Environment and Lands Branch, the former New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office, the former Chief Secretary's Office, the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office, the former Constitutional Affairs Bureau, the former Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau and the former Education and Manpower Bureau. She was Deputy Secretary for Education from October 2008 to July 2012 and Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury) from July 2012 to July 2016, and has served as Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services) since August 2016.

Ends/Thursday, September 21, 2017
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