Katherine Ng Explained

Katherine Ng
Birth Place:Singapore
Office:Political Assistant for the Financial Services and the Treasury
Term Start:14 August 2008
1Blankname:Secretary
1Namedata:Prof. Ka-keung Chan
2Blankname:Undersecretary
2Namedata:Julia Leung
Alma Mater:Trinity College, Cambridge
University of Law

Katherine Ng Kit Shuen (伍潔鏇), born in 1974, was the Political Assistant to the Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury of Hong Kong.

Early life and education

Ng was born in Singapore and moved to Hong Kong at the age of 3. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law from the University of Cambridge, a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the College of Law in London, and a Master of Arts Degree in Law from the University of Cambridge. She qualified as a solicitor in the UK and Hong Kong in 1998 and 1999 respectively.[1]

Career

Ng worked for Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong from 2005 as the Director of its legal department. She has served at Linklaters' offices in London and Hong Kong, and was a Compliance Officer in Donald Tsang's election campaign for the Chief Executive of HKSAR.

Ng was appointed as a political assistant on 22 May 2008 by Donald Tsang. She is appointed under the expanded political appointment system on non-civil service terms for the term ending 30 June 2012.[2]

Personal life

Ng is a Singaporean citizen and Hong Kong permanent citizen. She said she will not renounce her Singaporean citizenship.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CE appoints Political Assistants (with photos). www.info.gov.hk.
  2. Web site: Political appointees disclose salaries . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080618162946/http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/080610/html/080610en01002.htm . 18 June 2008 . 11 June 2008.
  3. Web site: The Standard - Hong Kong's First FREE English Newspaper.