Patrick Nip
The Honourable Patrick Nip Tak-kuen JP | |
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聶德權 | |
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs | |
Assumed office 1 July 2017 | |
Chief Executive | Carrie Lam |
Preceded by | Raymond Tam |
Personal details | |
Born | 1964 (age 52–53) |
Alma mater | University of Hong Kong |
Patrick Nip Tak-kuen (Chinese: 聶德權; born 1964) is a Hong Kong government official. He became the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs from 2017.
He was graduated from the Kwun Tong Maryknoll College and the University of Hong Kong in 1986. He joined the Administrative Service in August 1986. He served in the various bureaux and departments, including the City and New Territories Administration, the Deputy Chief Secretary's Office, the Trade and Industry Branch, the Finance Branch, the Civil Service Branch, the Trade Department, the Chief Executive's Office, the former Health and Welfare Bureau, the Beijing Office and the former Health, Welfare and Food Bureau.[1]
In 2009 he was appointed Director of Social Welfare in 2009 and Director (Special Duties), Chief Secretary for Administration's Private Office in 2013 before he became the Director of Information Services since February 2014. He became the Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health) in July 2016.[1]
In 2017, he was appointed Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs in Chief Executive Carrie Lam's administration.
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Preceded by Raymond Tam |
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs 2017–present |
Incumbent |