Michael Suen
| Michael Suen | |
|---|---|
| Secretary for Education | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2007 |
|
| Chief Executive | Sir Donald Tsang |
| Chief Secretary | Henry Tang |
| Undersecretary | Kenneth Chen |
| Permanent Secretary | Cherry Tse |
| Political Assistant | Jeremy Young |
| Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands | |
| In office 1 July 2002 – 30 June 2007 |
|
| Chief Executive | Tung Chee-hwa Sir Donald Tsang |
| Chief Secretary | Sir Donald Tsang Rafael Hui |
| Permanent Secretary | Thomas Chan & Rita Lau |
| Secretary for Constitutional Affairs | |
| In office 4 August 1997 – 30 June 2002 |
|
| Chief Executive | Tung Chee-hwa |
| Chief Secretary | Anson Chan Sir Donald Tsang |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Ng |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Lam |
| Secretary for Home Affairs | |
| In office 7 November 1991 – 3 August 1997 |
|
| Governor | David Wilson Chris Patten |
| Secretary for Constitutional Affairs | |
| In office 1 March 1989 – 2 October 1991 |
|
| Governor | David Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Michael Sze |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 Chongqing, China |
Michael Suen Ming-yeung GBS CBE JP (traditional Chinese: 孫明揚; simplified Chinese: 孙明扬; pinyin: Sūn Míngyáng, born 1944) is currently the Secretary for Education of Hong Kong.
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[edit] Education
Suen attended Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, a male-only Jesuit school in Hong Kong.[1]
[edit] Career
He joined the colonial Hong Kong Government in 1966 as an Administrative Officer and was promoted to the rank of Director of Bureau in January 1991.[2] During the early years of his career, he served in the former New Territories Administration, Resettlement Department and Environment Branch.[2]
He was appointed Secretary for Constitutional Affairs in March 1989 and Secretary for Home Affairs in November 1991.[2] He continued his post as Secretary for Home Affairs on July 8, 1997 and took up the appointment as Secretary for Constitutional Affairs on August 4, 1997. Suen took up the post of Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands on 1 July 2002.[2]
Upon the resignation of Donald Tsang on May 25, 2005, he assumed the post as the acting Chief Secretary for Administration, until Rafael Hui was appointed. In July 2007, he took over the position of Secretary for Education after Arthur Li retired.[3]
Around 2007 he was known for pushing trilingual education with English, Cantonese and Putonghua to boost Hong Kong's competitiveness.[4]
[edit] Health
In 27 April 2011, Suen publicly announced that he was suffering from renal failure.[5] Suen was also diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease in 21 December 2011.[6] The HK government headquarters found as many as 19 areas contaminated with legionella bacteria out of 43 water samples. Suen recovered from the illness in mid January 2012.[6] Many people have since suggest he consider early retirement.[6]
[edit] Controversy
[edit] 2007 protest at home
For years as a housing chief, Suen denied to meet with housing rights activists. This bottled-up to year 2007, when about 30 activists including Longhair Leung Kwok-hung finally camped out at Suen's house in Happy Valley to protest.[7] Public housing citizens were suffering from excessive rent increase, and the activists tried to voice the concern. The protest turned violent outside his home, with five policemen and one protester injured. Leung was also arrested.[7]
[edit] Illegal extension case
In 1994 Suen purchased a new home, the low-rise Shuk Yuen building in Green Lane Happy Valley. He then illegally extended the size of his home to make it bigger. As the former Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands, his own staff even warned him about the illegal extension.[8][9] They sent him a letter in April 2006 to remove the extension, and he ignored it.[8] In 2011, five years after the notice, he finally agree to reduce the structure.[8][9] Both the pan-democrat and pro-Beijing camps have criticised him. Some have hinted that he should resign.[10]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "華仁仔再出擊 師兄拔刀相助". Paper.wenweipo.com. 2011-01-27. http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/01/27/HK1101270023.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ a b c d "Mr Michael Suen Ming-yeung, GBS, JP, Secretary for Education". GovHK. http://www.gov.hk/en/about/govdirectory/po/sed.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ Winnie Chong (July 13, 2007). "Grants chief opposes creation of body to settle disputes". The Standard. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=48926&sid=14464900&con_type=1. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Language plan gets mixed reviews". The Standard. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=56794&sid=16258931&con_type=1&d_str=20071113&sear_year=2007. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ Transcript of Secretary for Education
- ^ a b c South China morning post. 12 January 2012. Suen fully recovered from legionnaires' bug.
- ^ a b "`Long Hair' among Suen home protesters held". The Standard. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=46132&sid=13933998&con_type=1&d_str=20070606&sear_year=2007. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ a b c "OK, I'll pull them down now". The Standard. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=111400&sid=32493578&con_type=1&d_str=20110525&fc=2. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ a b "承辦商準備拆卸孫明揚寓所僭建物". Rthk.org.hk. http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20110525/news_20110525_55_757685.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "'Sorry' Suen tries to mend fences". The Standard. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=111445&sid=32503572&con_type=3&d_str=20110526&sear_year=2011. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
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