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Senior appointment (with photo)
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     The Government announced today (November 18) that Mrs Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee, Head, Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office, will be seconded to the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) to take up the position of Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on December 7, 2020, for about six months.

     The Government arranged the secondment in response to the WKCDA Board's request while the Authority would commence an open recruitment globally to identify a new CEO.

     Commenting on the secondment of Mrs Fung, the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Patrick Nip, said, "Mrs Fung is a seasoned Administrative Officer with proven leadership and management skills, as well as profound experience in the policy making and administration of arts and cultural matters. I have every confidence that she will continue to serve the community with dedication and professionalism during her secondment to the WKCDA."

     A brief biographical note of Mrs Fung is set out below:

Mrs Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee
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     Mrs Fung joined the Administrative Service in July 1986 and rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A1 in April 2019. She has served in a wide range of bureaux and departments, including the former Transport Branch, the former City and New Territories Administration, the former Civil Service Branch, the former Education and Manpower Branch, the former Chief Secretary's Office, the Information Services Department, the former Trade Department, the Home Affairs Bureau, the former Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and the former Education and Manpower Bureau. She was Director of Information Services from July 2007 to August 2009, Director of Leisure and Cultural Services from August 2009 to July 2014, Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs from July 2014 to April 2018, and has served as Head, Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office since April 2018.
 
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Mrs Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee, Head, Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office, will be seconded to the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority to take up the position of Acting Chief Executive Officer on December 7, 2020, for about six months.