The Government announced today (June 12) the appointment of Mr Wong Ying-keung as Chief Staff Officer, Auxiliary Medical Service vice Mr Hui Wai-kwong with effect from June 15, 2019, when Mr Hui commences his pre-retirement leave.
 
     The Chief Staff Officer, Auxiliary Medical Service is the head of the civil service establishment of the Auxiliary Medical Service. Mr Wong, Assistant Chief Ambulance Officer, has been selected for the post through in-service appointment.
 
     The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Joshua Law, said, "Mr Wong possesses administration and leadership abilities as well as rich professional knowledge to lead the Auxiliary Medical Service to meet the challenges ahead."
 
     On the retirement of Mr Hui, Mr Law said, "As the Chief Staff Officer, Auxiliary Medical Service, Mr Hui has made sustained efforts in leading the department to provide professional training and logistics support to enable members of the Auxiliary Medical Service to provide reliable auxiliary medical service for the people of Hong Kong in times of emergency. I sincerely wish him a fulfilling and happy retirement."
 
     Brief biographical notes on the two officers are set out below:
 
Mr Hui Wai-kwong
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     Mr Hui joined the Immigration Department as Assistant Immigration Officer in August 1982. He then joined the Fire Services Department as Ambulance Officer in June 1985 and was promoted to Senior Ambulance Officer in November 1990. He joined the then Government Land Transport Agency as Government Transport Manager in June 1994 before being appointed as the Chief Staff Officer, Auxiliary Medical Service in September 2012.
 
Mr Wong Ying-keung
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     Mr Wong joined the Fire Services Department as Ambulance Officer in November 1997. He was promoted to Senior Ambulance Officer in October 2007, to Superintendent (Ambulance) in October 2015, and has been appointed Assistant Chief Ambulance Officer since October 2018.
 

Ends/Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Issued at HKT 16:00

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