Margaret Fong

Margaret Fong Shun-man (方舜文) JP is the Commissioner for Tourism for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.

Education

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

Civil service

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 Brach
• the former Consitutional Affairs Branch

Miss Fong has also served in a number of senior positions, 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)
• Commisioner for Economic & Trande Affairs, USA (July 2006 to October 2008)

Fong took up the post of Commisioner for Tourism since 27 November 2008.

References

Civil Service Bureau, the HKSAR Government (30, October, 2008). "Senior Appointment, Margaret Fong Named Tourism Commisioner". Retrieved 2008-10-31. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)