Michael Wong Wai-lun
Hong Kong official
黃偉綸
Wong at the trophy presentation ceremony of the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the Sha Tin Racecourse on 30 April 2023
Incumbent
1 July 2022
1 July 2017 – 30 June 2022
August 2015 – June 2017
February 2014 – August 2015
August 2009 – February 2014
May Chan Wing-shiu
(m. 2008)University of London (LLB)
- Politician
- Civil servant
Michael Wong Wai-lun, JP (Chinese: 黃偉綸; 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.[3]
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
- ^ "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" (PDF). Development Bureau. 27 July 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Mr Michael Wong Wai-lun, JP, Secretary for Development". Hong Kong government.
- ^ a b "Senior appointments (with photos)".
- ^ "Light public housing will be built quickly: Govt - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Will 'Night Vibes Hong Kong' spur residents to open purses and boost economy?". South China Morning Post. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Ms. CHAN Wing Shiu, May, JP". Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong catches Covid - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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| Preceded by Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee | Director of Information Services 2009–2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Francis Liu Hon-por | Director of Marine 2014–2015 | Succeeded by Maisie Cheng Mei-sze |
| Preceded by Thomas Chow Tat-ming | Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands) 2015–2017 | Succeeded by Bernadette Linn Hon-ho |
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| Preceded by | Secretary for Development 2017–2022 | Succeeded by |
| New title | Deputy Financial Secretary 2022–present | Incumbent |
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| Previous: Warner Cheuk Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration | Hong Kong order of precedence Deputy Financial Secretary | Next: Horace Cheung Deputy Secretary for Justice |
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1 The Chief Executive serves as the President of the ExCo, but is not a member of the ExCo.
