Yeung in 2023

Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan (Chinese: 楊何蓓茵) is the current Secretary for the Civil Service in Hong Kong, appointed on 1 July 2022 as part of John Lee's administration.[1]

Biography

According to her official government profile, she started government work in 1998 as an executive officer.[1] She was the Commissioner for Transport from 2012-2017, the Permanent Secretary for Education from 2017-2020, and the Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service from 2020-2022.[1]

Secretary for the Civil Service

In October 2022, Yeung announced that the Civil Service code of conduct would be updated to remove the "political neutrality" core value.[2] In addition, Yeung also said "Events in recent years and the international situation today shows the importance of patriots administering Hong Kong."[2]

In August 2023, Yeung said that civil servants would need to declare all arrests, and could be transferred to other positions or fired; one union representative asked why this was necessary for those found innocent.[3]

In January 2024, Yeung said that civil servants should be careful of their personal opinions and must speak carefully, both in their personal lives and online.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c GovHK (www.gov.hk). "GovHK: Mrs Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan, JP, Secretary for the Civil Service". www.gov.hk. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  2. ^ a b Leung, Hillary (2022-11-01). "Keep 'political neutrality' in civil service code, Hong Kong ex-leader says, but gov't workers must be patriotic". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong civil servants will need to declare arrests under new proposal". South China Morning Post. 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong civil servants warned over sharing private opinions on official policy". South China Morning Post. 2023-12-23. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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