Profile of Hong Kong gov't official: Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong

    HONG KONG, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong was appointed Saturday by China's Central People's Government as secretary for security of the third-term Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, on the nomination of HKSAR Chief Executive Donald Tsang.

    The following is Lee's brief biography:

    Aged 58, Lee joined the Government as an Immigration Officer in1974. He became Assistant Director of Immigration in 1995, and was promoted to Deputy Director of Immigration in 1997. Lee was Director of Immigration between 1998 and 2002. He was appointed the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) of the HKSAR in July 2002, and has been Secretary for Security since August 2003.

    Lee graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Hong Kong. He also received professional training from Tsinghua University on the Mainland, Oxford University in the United Kingdom, as well as Harvard University in the United States. Lee was awarded the Hong Kong Immigration Service Medal for Distinguished Service in 1998 in recognition of his exemplary contribution.

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