Julia Leung
Julia Leung | |
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Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 4 August 2008 | |
Secretary | Professor Ka-Keung Chan |
Political Assistant | Katherine Ng |
Personal details | |
Born | 1960 (age 53–54) Hong Kong |
Alma mater | BSocSc, CUHK MSc in Journalism, Columbia University |
Julia Leung Fung-yee, SBS (Chinese: 梁鳳儀) is one of the undersecretaries appointed by the Government of Hong Kong in 2008.[1]
Education
Leung holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Master of Science degree in journalism from the Columbia University.
Career
Leung joined the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in 1994 and was promoted to her present post as Executive Director (External) in 2000. She is a member of the Financial Services Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. Before joining HKMA, she served on the Asian Wall Street Journal for 10 years.[2][2]
Undersecretary
In 2008 she was offered the opportunity to become an undersecretary for the Financial services and the treasury under the Political Appointments System.[2] She possesses British citizenship.[3]
References
- ↑ Recipients of HKSAR Honours and Awards
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Info.gov.hk. "Info.gov.hk." CE appoints Under Secretaries (with photos). Retrieved on 2008-06-21.
- ↑ Asia Times. "Asia Times." Hong Kong deputies disappoint . Retrieved on 2008-06-21.
Government offices | ||
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New office | Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury 2008–present |
Incumbent |
Order of precedence | ||
Preceded by Susie Ho Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Technology) |
Hong Kong order of precedence Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury |
Succeeded by Florence Hui Under Secretary for Home Affairs |