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Promotions to secretary level announced
The Government announced today (Tuesday) the following promotions to the rank of Secretary, Government Secretariat with effect from June 1, 1996:
Secretary for Housing
Secretary for Health and Welfare Secretary for Financial Services
Dominic Wong
Katherine Fok
Rafael Hui
Joseph Wong
Peter Lai
Secretary for Security
Bowen Leung
Kwong Ki-chi
Secretary for Education and Manpower
Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands Secretary for the Treasury
The following overseas officer will be superseded for promotion to Secretary, Government Secretariat, with effect from June 1, 1996:
Tony Miller
Director-General of Trade/
Director of Housing (Designate)
Following are their biographical notes:
Dominic Wong Shing-wah. OBE, JP
Aged 54, Mr Wong joined the Government in 1962 and was appointed to the Administrative Service in 1973. He rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in 1991.
During the early years of his career, Mr Wong held appointments in the Economic Services Branch, Security Branch, the former Social Services Branch, the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and the Civil Service Branch.
He was Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service from 1984 to 1988 and Deputy Secretary for Education and Manpower from 1988 to 1989. He was appointed Postmaster General from 1989 to 1992 and Director of Education from 1992 to 1994.
Mr Wong took up his present post of Secretary for Housing in December 1994. He was awarded an OBE in 1993.