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Margaret Fong

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Margaret Fong Shun-man (Chinese: 方舜文; born 8 December 1962), is the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and is responsible for the HKTDC's worldwide operations.

Education

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Miss Fong graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a BA in English Literature and then attended Oxford University.

Civil service

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She joined the civil service in August 1985 and rose to her present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in April 2008. Miss Fong has served in a number of bureaux and departments, including:

  • the former Administrative Service and Information Branch
  • the former City and New Territories Administration
  • the former Government House
  • the former Finance Branch
  • the former Constitutional Affairs Branch

Miss Fong has also served in a number of senior positions in recent years, including:

  • Deputy Director-General, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs, Washington (August 1997 to September 1999)
  • Deputy Secretary for Transport (later retitled Deputy Secretary for Environment, Transport and Works (Transport)) (October 1999 to June 2004)
  • Director-General, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs, Washington (August 2004 to July 2006)
  • Commissioner for Economic & Trande Affairs, US (July 2006 to October 2008)
  • Commissioner for Tourism (November 2008 to Dec 2009)

References

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Civil Service Bureau, the HKSAR Government (2008). "Senior Appointment, Margaret Fong Named Tourism Commissioner". Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2008-10-31.

Political offices
Preceded by Commissioner for Tourism
2008–2009
Succeeded by