Ambrose Lee

Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong
Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong
Chinese	李少光
Hanyu Pinyin
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Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong
GBS IDSM
Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong GBS IDSM
李少光
Secretary for Security
	In office; 5 August 2003 – 30 June 2012
Chief Executive	Tung Chee-hwa; Donald Tsang;
Chief Secretary	Donald Tsang; Michael Suen; Rafael Hui; Henry Tang;
Undersecretary	Lai Tung-kwok
Permanent Secretary	Chang King-yiu [zh]
Political Assistant	Victor Lo
Preceded by	Regina Ip
Succeeded by	Lai Tung-kwok
Commissioner of the ICAC
	In office; 1 July 2002 – 4 August 2003
Preceded by	Alan Lai
Succeeded by	Raymond Wong
Director of Immigration
	In office; 1998–2002
Preceded by	Regina Ip
Succeeded by	Lai Tung-kwok
Personal details
Born	17 August 1948; British Hong Kong
Died	14 August 2022 (aged 73); Hong Kong
Children	Glen Lee
Education	Kowloon Technical School
Alma mater	University of Hong Kong (BSS)
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Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong GBS IDSM (Chinese: 李少光; 17 August 1948 – 14 August 2022) was a Hong Kong politician, Secretary for Security of Hong Kong and a member of the Executive Council. He was appointed to his post on 5 August 2003, replacing Regina Ip.^[1]

Background[edit]

Lee graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor Degree of Science in Electrical Engineering and also pursued administrative development and senior executive studies at Tsinghua University, University of Oxford, Harvard University.^[2]

He joined the civil service in 1974 as an immigration officer, rising to become Assistant Director of Immigration in 1995 and Deputy Director of Immigration two years later. He served as Director of Immigration between 1998 and 2002. He was appointed the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in July 2002.

Death[edit]

Lee died at his home in the Sha Tin neighbourhood on 14 August 2022, three days before his 74th birthday, after sustaining a fall.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "G.N.5260" (PDF). www.gld.gov.hk. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
^ GREAT EAGLE HOLDINGS LIMITED (41)
^ "Ex-security minister, NPC delegate Ambrose Lee dies". RTHK. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

Political offices
Preceded by Regina Ip	Secretary for Security 2003–2012	Succeeded by Lai Tung-kwok
Civic offices
Preceded by Regina Ip	Director of Immigration 1998–2002	Succeeded by Lai Tung-kwok
Preceded by Alan Lai	Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption 2002–2003	Succeeded by Raymond Wong
Order of precedence
Preceded by Anthony Wu Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star	Hong Kong order of precedence Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star	Succeeded by York Chow Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star

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[1] "G.N.5260" (PDF). www.gld.gov.hk. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

[2] GREAT EAGLE HOLDINGS LIMITED (41)

[3] "Ex-security minister, NPC delegate Ambrose Lee dies". RTHK. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

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