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Simon Peh
Commissioner of the ICAC
Assumed office
1 July 2012
Preceded byTimothy Tong
Director of Immigration
In office
7 April 2008 – 28 March 2011
Preceded byLai Tung-kwok
Succeeded byEric Chan
Personal details
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Alma materPui Ching Middle School
Chinese University of Hong Kong
University of California, Berkeley
King's College London

Simon Peh Yun-lu, SBS, IDSM (traditional Chinese: 白韞六; simplified Chinese: 白韫六; pinyin: Baí Yùnliù; Sidney Lau: baak6 wan3 luk6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pe̍h Ùn-lio̍k, born 1955) was Director of Immigration of Hong Kong, and was appointed Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in 2012.

Education

Peh graduated from Pui Ching Middle School in 1973. He completed college in 1978.

Career

Peh joined the Immigration Department as an Immigration Officer. In 1984, he was promoted to Senior Immigration Officer, and Chief Immigration Officer in 1991. In 2004, he began serving as Assistant Director of Immigration. In April 2008, Peh was appointed Director of Immigration when his predecessor Lai Tung-kwok accepted the post of Under Secretary for Security. He retired from the Immigration Department in April 2011.[1] He was succeeded by Eric Chan.[2]

References

  1. ^ "News.gov.hk interviews retired Director of Immigration Simon Peh" (Press release). Government of Hong Kong. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Mr Eric Chan Kwok-ki, IDSM, Director of Immigration". Government of Hong Kong. March 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
Government offices
Preceded by Director of Immigration
2008–2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption
2012–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Horace Cheung
Member of the Executive Council
Hong Kong order of precedence
Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption
Succeeded by
Lo Wai-chung
Commissioner of Police