Katherine Ng
Katherine Ng | |
|---|---|
| Political Assistant for the Financial Services and the Treasury | |
| Assumed office 14 August 2008 | |
| Secretary | Prof. Ka-keung Chan |
| Undersecretary | Julia Leung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Singapore |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge University of Law |
Katherine Ng Kit Shuen (伍潔鏇), born in 1974, was the Political Assistant to the Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury of Hong Kong.
Early life and education
Ng was born in Singapore and moved to Hong Kong at the age of 3. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law from the University of Cambridge, a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the College of Law in London, and a Master of Arts Degree in Law from the University of Cambridge. She qualified as a solicitor in the UK and Hong Kong in 1998 and 1999 respectively.[1]
Career
Ng worked for Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong from 2005 as the Director of its legal department. She has served at Linklaters' offices in London and Hong Kong, and was a Compliance Officer in Donald Tsang's election campaign for the Chief Executive of HKSAR.
Ng was appointed as a political assistant on 22 May 2008 by Donald Tsang. She is appointed under the expanded political appointment system on non-civil service terms for the term ending 30 June 2012.[2]
Personal life
Ng is a Singaporean citizen and Hong Kong permanent citizen. She said she will not renounce her Singaporean citizenship.[3]
References
- ^ "CE appoints Political Assistants (with photos)". www.info.gov.hk.
- ^ "Political appointees disclose salaries". Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "The Standard - Hong Kong's First FREE English Newspaper".