Shelley Lee

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Shelley Lee
Secretary for Home Affairs
Patrick Ho
Preceded byOffice created
Lam Woon-kwong (as Secretary for Home Affairs)
Succeeded byCarrie Lam
Personal details
Born
Lee Lai Kuen

(1949-06-30) June 30, 1949 (age 74)
Hong Kong
Spouse
​
​
(m. 1971; div. 2000)​
Education
Kennedy School of Government (MPA
)

Shelley Lee Lai-kuen

Hong Kong Government. She was known as Shelley Lau with her full name Shelley Lau Lee Lai-kuen before she divorced in 2000. Lee retired in 2005 from the civil service
as the permanent secretary for home affairs, after a distinguished 34-year career in public service. Lee has made exemplary contributions to the development of Hong Kong and is well respected for her compassion towards those in difficulties.

Education

In 1971, Lee graduated from the

Kennedy School of Government with a Master of Public Administration degree. Lee also completed the six-week Advanced Management Programme of the Harvard Business School in 2000.[1]

In her earlier years, Lee attended the Maryknoll Convent School.

Career

In 1971, Lee joined the

Hong Kong Government
as an executive officer and subsequently transferred to the Administrative Service in August 1972. She rose to the rank of administrative officer staff grade A1 in September 2004.

Lee was the first woman to take on the post of private secretary to the former governor

Baron MacLehose
.

During her 33 years of service in the Administrative Service, Lee has served in a number of senior positions including: deputy secretary-general,

home affairs (August 1995 – June 2002). She became permanent secretary for home affairs in the principal officials shakeup of July 2002, retiring from civil service in October 2005.[2]

Over the years, Lee has been active in promoting women's and children's rights and welfare within the Civil Service. During the

Katherine Fok Lo Shiu-ching, to successfully fight for equal remuneration terms for married women in the Civil Service. This was achieved in 1981. As a result of such achievements, Lee is considered to be an early member of the "Handbag Party".[4]

Lee is known fondly to the public, particularly in the education, health and welfare sectors as the "Community Godmother" (

Yue Chinese: 眾人媽打, or simply 媽打).[5] This is in tribute to her warmth and sincere care and concern for the underprivileged, the orphaned and victims of catastrophes.[6]

Radio talk show

On 28 March 2012,

Radio Television Hong Kong announced that Lee will co-host radio talk show 七百萬人的先鋒 with Allan Au (區家麟), interviewing "50 Successful Women in Hong Kong" including: Elsie Tu, Ann Hui, Elizabeth Wong, Rosanna Wong.[7]

Awards

In 2004, Lee received an honorary fellowship from the University of Hong Kong. In 2006, Lee received the Gold Bauhinia Star.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Honorary University Fellowships Presentation Ceremony". University of Hong Kong. 16 December 2004.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Retirement of Mr Bowen Leung and Ms Shelley Lee". Press Releases. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. September 6, 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. ^ Wong, Joseph (May 2, 2003). "Support We Care Education Fund". On the Record (letter). The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. Apple Daily (Hong Kong)
    . 29 March 2012.
  5. Apple Daily (Hong Kong)
    . 29 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Honorary University Fellowships Presentation Ceremony". University of Hong Kong. 16 December 2004.[permanent dead link]
  7. RTHK
    . 28 March 2012.
  8. Hong Kong Government
    . 6 September 2005.

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Government offices
Preceded by
Home Affairs
 Permanent Secretary for
Home Affairs

2002–2005 		Succeeded by
Stephen Frederick Fisher
Acting
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Yu Kwok-chun
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
 Hong Kong order of precedence
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star 		Succeeded by
Sophie Leung
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
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