Michael Wong Wai-lun explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Michael Wong
Honorific-Suffix:JP
Native Name Lang:zh-hk
Office:Deputy Financial Secretary
Term Start:1 July 2022
1Blankname:Chief Executive
1Namedata:John Lee
Predecessor:Position established
Office1:Secretary for Development
Term Start1:1 July 2017
Term End1:30 June 2022
1Blankname1:Chief Executive
1Namedata1:Carrie Lam
Predecessor1:Eric Ma
Successor1:Bernadette Linn
Office2:Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands)
Term Start2:August 2015
Term End2:June 2017
Predecessor2:Thomas Chow Tat-ming
Successor2:Bernadette Linn Hon-ho
Office3:Director of Marine
Term Start3:February 2014
Term End3:August 2015
Predecessor3:Francis Liu Hon-por
Successor3:Maisie Cheng Mei-sze
Office4:Director of Information Services
Term Start4:August 2009
Term End4:February 2014
Predecessor4:Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee
Successor4:Patrick Nip
Spouse: [1]
Alma Mater:University of Hong Kong (BSocSc)
University of London (LLB)

Michael Wong Wai-lun, JP (; born 1962) is a Hong Kong government official who has been Deputy Financial Secretary since 2022.

Early life

Wong received a Bachelor of Social Sciences Degree from the University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of London (External Programme).[2]

Career

He joined the Administrative Service in August 1985. He served in many bureaux and departments, including the City and New Territories Administration, the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority, the Legal Department, the Central Policy Unit, the former Trade and Industry Branch, the Business and Services Promotion Unit, the Economic Services Bureau, the Security Bureau and the former Economic Development and Labour Bureau.

He was promoted to the Deputy Secretary for Education in July 2007 and the Director of Information Services in 2009. he rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in April 2011. He became the Director of Marine in 2014 and Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands) in 2015.[3]

He was appointed to the Secretary for Development in July 2017 of Chief Executive Carrie Lam's administration.

In October 2022, after John Lee's policy address, Wong was asked about criticism that the government was playing with numbers and introducing a new index to give the appearance of lower public housing wait times, and Wong dismissed such criticism.[4]

In September 2023, after the launch of the "Night Vibes Hong Kong" campaign to increase economic activity in the evenings, Wong said the government did not find it best to "quantify" the campaign's effects.[5]

Personal life

Wong married May Chan Wing-shiu, also a civil servant, in 2008. As of January 2022, Chan was one of the deputy secretaries for Financial Services & the Treasury.[6]

In November 2022, Wong tested positive for COVID-19.[7]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registration of Financial and Other Interests, Affiliation with Political Parties, Membership of Boards, Committees and Organisations of the Principal Officials under the Code for Officials under the Political Appointment System. Development Bureau. 27 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129090727/https://www.devb.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_820/1A_20200727_SDEV_Declaration_ENG.pdf. 29 November 2020. live.
  2. Web site: Mr Michael Wong Wai-lun, JP, Secretary for Development. Hong Kong government.
  3. News: Senior appointments (with photos).
  4. Web site: Light public housing will be built quickly: Govt - RTHK . 2022-10-22 . news.rthk.hk . en-gb.
  5. Web site: 2023-09-15 . Will ‘Night Vibes Hong Kong’ spur residents to open purses and boost economy? . 2023-09-15 . South China Morning Post . en.
  6. Web site: Ms. CHAN Wing Shiu, May, JP. Government of Hong Kong. 26 January 2022.
  7. Web site: Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong catches Covid - RTHK . 2022-11-23 . news.rthk.hk . en-gb.