Senior appointment (with photos)
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Concerning the appointment of Miss So, the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mrs Ingrid Yeung, said, "Miss So is a seasoned Administrative Officer with proven leadership and management skills. I have every confidence that she will continue to serve with professionalism in her new capacity."
On the retirement of Mr Lo, who has proceeded on pre-retirement leave, Mrs Yeung said, "Mr Lo has rendered 32 years of loyal and dedicated service to the community of Hong Kong. During his tenure as Permanent Representative of the HKSAR of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), he has been playing an active and constructive part in the meetings and negotiations of the WTO, fully representating Hong Kong, China's positions on WTO matters, and honouring Hong Kong's commitment to upholding the rules-based multilateral trading system. I wish him a fulfilling and happy retirement."
Brief biographical notes of the two officers are set out below:
Mr Laurie Lo Chi-hong
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Mr Lo joined the Administrative Service in September 1991 and rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in April 2021. He has served in various bureaux and departments, including the former City and New Territories Administration, the former Planning, Environment and Lands Branch, the former Industry Department, the former Health and Welfare Bureau, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Tokyo, the Information Services Department, the Development Bureau, the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the former Home Affairs Bureau. He was Head, Task Force on Central Policy Unit Re-organisation from July 2017 to March 2018, Deputy Head of the Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office from April 2018 to January 2019, and Permanent Representative of the HKSAR of China to the World Trade Organization from January 2019 to June 2023.
Miss Winky So Yuen-ling
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Miss So joined the Administrative Service in July 1996 and rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 in April 2023. She has served in various bureaux and departments, including the Correctional Services Department, the former Constitutional Affairs Bureau, the former Financial Services Bureau, the Chief Executive's Office, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Washington DC, the former Economic Development and Labour Bureau, the former Transport and Housing Bureau, the Home Affairs Department and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Geneva. She was Deputy Director-General of Trade and Industry from January 2016 to September 2019, Director-General of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London from September 2019 to August 2021 and has been serving as Deputy Judiciary Administrator since October 2021.
Ends/Monday, August 21, 2023
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