Lai Tung-kwok | |
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黎棟國 | |
.jpg) Lai in 2023 | |
| Secretary for Security | |
| In office 1 July 2012 – 30 June 2017 | |
| Chief Executive | Leung Chun-ying |
| Preceded by | Ambrose Lee |
| Succeeded by | John Lee |
| Under Secretary for Security | |
| In office 2 November 2009 – 30 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | John Lee |
| Director of Immigration | |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ambrose Lee |
| Succeeded by | Simon Peh |
| Member of theLegislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | Election Committee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1951-11-12)12 November 1951 (age 73) Hong Kong |
| Political party | New People's Party |
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| Traditional Chinese | 黎棟國 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黎栋国 | ||||||||||
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Lai Tung-kwok,GBS,[1]IDSM,[2]JP[1] (Chinese:黎棟國;Jyutping:lai4 dung3 gwok3; born 12 November 1951 inHong Kong) is a retired civil servant and principal official who held the position ofSecretary for Security ofHong Kong between 2012 and 2017. He previously served as Under Secretary for Security[3] from 2009 to 2012 andDirector of Immigration from 2002 to 2008.[4][5]
Lai joined the Hong Kong government as an Assistant Immigration Officer in 1973. He was promoted to Immigration Officer in 1980, Senior Immigration Officer in 1986, Chief Immigration Officer in 1990, Assistant Principal Immigration Officer in 1992, Principal Immigration Officer in 1995, Senior Principal Immigration Officer in 1997 and to Assistant Director of Immigration in 1999. He was promoted to Deputy Director of Immigration in 2001. Lai was appointed Director of Immigration in 2002.[5] He ceased to be Director of Immigration in 2008 and retired in 2009 when he was succeeded bySimon Peh. In 2009, he was appointed as the Under Secretary for Security.[6] On 1 July 2012, Lai was promoted to Secretary for Security of Hong Kong. As head of theSecurity Bureau, he was responsible for overseeing most of Hong Kong's disciplined services.[7]
In February 2022, Lai told SCMP that he would be attending the 2022Two Sessions, as a Hong Kong delegate.[8]
On 5 January 2022,Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potentialCOVID-19 outbreaks.[9] One day later, it was discovered that Lai attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.[10][11][12] At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing all guests to be quarantined.[12] Tung-kwok was warned by Legislative Council presidentAndrew Leung to not attend any meetings until after finishing his last mandatory Covid-19 test on 22 January 2022.[13] However, he decided to attend the meeting on 19 January 2022, against Leung's orders.[13]
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Director of Immigration 2002 - 2008 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by New position | Under Secretary for Security 2009 - 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Secretary for Security 2012 - 2017 | |
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
| New constituency | Member of Legislative Council Representative forElection Committee 2022–present | Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Choi Pak-lai Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star | Hong Kong order of precedence Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star | Succeeded by Chan Kam-lam Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |