Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong
GBS IDSM
李少光
Secretary for Security
In office
5 August 2003 – 30 June 2012
Chief Executive
Chief Secretary
UndersecretaryLai Tung-kwok
Permanent SecretaryChang King-yiu
Political AssistantVictor Lo
Preceded byRegina Ip
Succeeded byLai Tung-kwok
Commissioner of the ICAC
In office
1 July 2002 – 4 August 2003
Preceded byAlan Lai
Succeeded byRaymond Wong
Director of Immigration
In office
1998–2002
Preceded byRegina Ip
Succeeded byLai Tung-kwok
Personal details
Born(1948-08-17)17 August 1948
British Hong Kong
Died14 August 2022(2022-08-14) (aged 73)
Hong Kong
ChildrenGlen Lee
EducationKowloon Technical School
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (BSS)
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Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong
Chinese李少光

Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong GBS IDSM (Chinese: 李少光; 17 August 1948 – 14 August 2022) was a Hong Kong politician, Secretary for Security of Hong Kong and a member of the Executive Council. He was appointed to his post on 5 August 2003, replacing Regina Ip.[1]

Background

Lee graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor Degree of Science in Electrical Engineering and also pursued administrative development and senior executive studies at Tsinghua University, University of Oxford, Harvard University.[2]

He joined the civil service in 1974 as an immigration officer, rising to become Assistant Director of Immigration in 1995 and Deputy Director of Immigration two years later. He served as Director of Immigration between 1998 and 2002. He was appointed the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in July 2002.

Death

Lee died at his home in the Sha Tin neighbourhood on 14 August 2022, three days before his 74th birthday, after sustaining a fall.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "G.N.5260" (PDF). www.gld.gov.hk. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ↑ GREAT EAGLE HOLDINGS LIMITED (41)
  3. ↑ "Ex-security minister, NPC delegate Ambrose Lee dies". RTHK. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.


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