Ingrid Yeung
Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan | |
|---|---|
楊何蓓茵 | |
Yeung in 2023 | |
| Secretary for the Civil Service | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| Chief Executive | John Lee |
| Preceded by | Patrick Nip |
| Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service | |
| In office 7 August 2020 – 30 June 2022 | |
| Chief Executive | Carrie Lam |
| Preceded by | Thomas Chow |
| Succeeded by | Clement Leung |
| Permanent Secretary for Education | |
| In office 26 July 2017 – 6 August 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1965 |
| Children | 1[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong |
Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan (Chinese: 楊何蓓茵, born 8 January 1965[2]) is the current Secretary for the Civil Service in Hong Kong, appointed on 1 July 2022 as part of John Lee Ka-chiu's administration.[3]
Biography
Yeung attended North Point Virtue Primary School and Kindergarten (kindergarten department, enrolled in 1968),[4] then she enrolled in St. Francis' Canossian College,[5] in 1981, she participated in the "1981 Hong Kong Youth Translation Competition" sponsored by the Home Affairs Department and organized by the Peninsula Junior Chamber of Commerce,[6] and won the first place in the student group.[5]
According to her official government profile, she started government work in 1986 as an executive officer.[3] 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.[3]
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.[7] In addition, Yeung also said "Events in recent years and the international situation today shows the importance of patriots administering Hong Kong."[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
References
- ^ "楊何蓓茵重語文教育 建良好氛圍推動閱讀". Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ 香港政府布政司署 (1 July 1996). 香港政府職員名冊 一九九六年. Hong Kong: Government of Hong Kong. p. 172.
- ^ a b c GovHK (www.gov.hk). "GovHK: Mrs Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan, JP, Secretary for the Civil Service". www.gov.hk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "美德小學 頒獎典禮". 華僑日報. 4 March 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ a b "全港青年繙譯賽 兩組得獎者公佈". 華僑日報. 1982-01-29. p. 9. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "青年繙譯比賽 評選結果公布". 華僑日報. 1982-02-27. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ a b Leung, Hillary (1 November 2022). "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 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong civil servants will need to declare arrests under new proposal". South China Morning Post. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Hong Kong civil servants warned over sharing private opinions on official policy". South China Morning Post. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.