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Lai Tung-kwok
Lai Tung-kwok
Traditional Chinese	黎棟國
Simplified Chinese	黎栋国
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lí Dòngguó
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	lai4 dung3 gwok3

The Honourable
Lai Tung-kwok
GBS IDSM JP
The Honourable Lai Tung-kwok GBS IDSM JP
黎棟國
	Lai in 2023
Secretary for Security
	In office; 1 July 2012 – 30 June 2017
Chief Executive	Leung Chun-ying
Preceded by	Ambrose Lee
Succeeded by	John Lee
Under Secretary for Security
	In office; 2 November 2009 – 30 June 2012
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	John Lee
Director of Immigration
	In office; 2002–2008
Preceded by	Ambrose Lee
Succeeded by	Simon Peh
Member of the Legislative Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 January 2022
Preceded by	Constituency created
Constituency	Election Committee
Personal details
Born	12 November 1951 (age 72); Hong Kong
Political party	New People's Party

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Lai Tung-kwok, GBS,^[1] IDSM,^[2] JP^[1] (Chinese: 黎棟國; Jyutping: lai4 dung3 gwok3; born 12 November 1951 in Hong Kong) is a retired civil servant and principal official who held the position of Secretary for Security of Hong Kong between 2012 and 2017. He previously served as Under Secretary for Security^[3] from 2009 to 2012 and Director of Immigration from 2002 to 2008.^[4]^[5]

Lai joined the Hong Kong government as an Assistant Immigration Officer in 1973. He was promoted to Immigration Officer in 1980, Senior Immigration Officer in 1986, Chief Immigration Officer in 1990, Assistant Principal Immigration Officer in 1992, Principal Immigration Officer in 1995, Senior Principal Immigration Officer in 1997 and to Assistant Director of Immigration in 1999. He was promoted to Deputy Director of Immigration in 2001. Lai was appointed Director of Immigration in 2002.^[5] He ceased to be Director of Immigration in 2008 and retired in 2009 when he was succeeded by Simon Peh. In 2009, he was appointed as the Under Secretary for Security.^[6] On 1 July 2012, Lai was promoted to Secretary for Security of Hong Kong. As head of the Security Bureau, he was responsible for overseeing most of Hong Kong's disciplined services.^[7]

In February 2022, Lai told SCMP that he would be attending the 2022 Two Sessions, as a Hong Kong delegate.^[8]

On 5 January 2022, Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential COVID-19 outbreaks.^[9] One day later, it was discovered that Lai attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.^[10]^[11] ^[12] At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing all guests to be quarantined.^[12] Tung-kwok was warned by Legislative Council president Andrew Leung to not attend any meetings until after finishing his last mandatory Covid-19 test on 22 January 2022.^[13] However, he decided to attend the meeting on 19 January 2022, against Leung's orders.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b "GovHK: Mr Lai Tung-kwok, SBS, IDSM, JP, Secretary for Security". Retrieved 2012-11-10.
^ http://www.immd.gov.hk/a_report_06-07/west/appendices/l_img/app_02.pdf ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ New under secretaries announced Archived 2009-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ Profile of Hong Kong gov't official: Lai Tung-kwok
^ ^a ^b Appointment of Director of Immigration
^ The Chief Executive (CE) appoints two Under Secretaries
^ State Council appoints new HK govt lineup
^ "Beijing loyalists in Hong Kong weigh options on attending key political meetings". South China Morning Post. 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
^ "Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
^ "衞生防護中心最新發現洪為民宴會人數為222人 - RTHK".
^ Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official’s Scandal-Hit Birthday Party
^ ^a ^b "All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
^ ^a ^b "Covid-19: Lawmakers embroiled in 'birthday bash' scandal return to legislature after home quarantine". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

External links

Lai Tung-kwok@am730 (in Chinese)

Government offices
Preceded by Ambrose Lee	Director of Immigration 2002 - 2008	Succeeded by Simon Peh
Political offices
Preceded by New position	Under Secretary for Security 2009 - 2012	Succeeded by John Lee
Preceded by Ambrose Lee	Secretary for Security 2012 - 2017	Succeeded by John Lee
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New constituency	Member of Legislative Council Representative for Election Committee 2022–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Choi Pak-lai Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star	Hong Kong order of precedence Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star	Succeeded by Chan Kam-lam Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star

[SecSec-1] "GovHK: Mr Lai Tung-kwok, SBS, IDSM, JP, Secretary for Security". Retrieved 2012-11-10.

[2] ttps://www.immd.gov.hk/a_report_06-07/west/appendices/l_img/app_02.pdf ^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] New under secretaries announced Archived 2009-11-01 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Profile of Hong Kong gov't official: Lai Tung-kwok

[lai1-5] Appointment of Director of Immigration

[6] The Chief Executive (CE) appoints two Under Secretaries

[7] State Council appoints new HK govt lineup

[8] "Beijing loyalists in Hong Kong weigh options on attending key political meetings". South China Morning Post. 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-02-19.

[9] "Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

[10] "衞生防護中心最新發現洪為民宴會人數為222人 - RTHK".

[11] Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official’s Scandal-Hit Birthday Party

[:0-12] "All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

[:1-13] "Covid-19: Lawmakers embroiled in 'birthday bash' scandal return to legislature after home quarantine". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

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+{{short description|Hong Kong civil servant}}
-'''Lai Tung-kwok''', [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Hong Kong#Distinguished Service Medals|IDSM]]<ref>[http://www.immd.gov.hk/a_report_06-07/west/appendices/l_img/app_02.pdf]</ref> ({{zh|t=黎棟國}}) (born 1952 in [[Hong Kong]] with family roots in [[Shunde]], [[Guangdong]]) is the [[Under Secretary for Security]] of the [[Hong Kong Special Administrative Region]] since 2009<ref>[http://news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/091022/html/091022en01001.htm New under secretaries announced]</ref> and was the [[Director of Immigration]] from 2002 to 2008.<ref>[http://english.people.com.cn/200706/24/eng20070624_387126.html Profile of Hong Kong gov't official: Lai Tung-kwok]</ref><ref name="lai1">[http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200803/28/P200803280076.htm Appointment of Director of Immigration]</ref>
+{{family name hatnote|[[Lí (surname)|Lai]]|lang=Chinese}}
+{{Infobox officeholder
+| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
+| name = Lai Tung-kwok
+| native_name = {{nobold|黎棟國}}
+| native_name_lang = zh-hk
+| honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=HKG|size=100%|GBS|IDSM|JP}}
+| image = Lai Tung-kwok 20230712 (cropped).jpg
+| caption = Lai in 2023
+| office = [[Secretary for Security]]
+| 1blankname = Chief Executive
+| 1namedata = [[Leung Chun-ying]]
+| term_start = 1 July 2012
+| term_end = 30 June 2017
+| predecessor = [[Ambrose Lee]]
+| successor = [[John Lee (government official)|John Lee]]
+| office1 = [[Security Bureau (Hong Kong)|Under Secretary for Security]]
+| term_start1 = 2 November 2009
+| term_end1 = 30 June 2012
+| predecessor1 = ''Position Established''
+| successor1 = [[John Lee (government official)|John Lee]]
+| office2 = [[Director of Immigration]]
+| term_start2 = 2002
+| term_end2 = 2008
+| predecessor2 = [[Ambrose Lee]]
+| successor2 = [[Simon Peh]]
+| office3 = Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]]
+| term_start3 = 1 January 2022
+| predecessor3 = ''Constituency created''
+| constituency3 = [[Election Committee (constituency)|Election Committee]]
+| birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1951|11|12}}
+| birth_place=[[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]
+| party=[[New People's Party (Hong Kong)|New People's Party]]
+}}
+{{Chinese
+|t=黎棟國
+|s=黎栋国
+|j=lai4 dung3 gwok3
+|p=Lí Dòngguó
+}}
+'''Lai Tung-kwok''', [[Gold Bauhinia Star|GBS]],<ref name=SecSec>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.hk/en/about/govdirectory/po/ss.htm|title=GovHK: Mr Lai Tung-kwok, SBS, IDSM, JP, Secretary for Security|accessdate=2012-11-10}}</ref> [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Hong Kong#Distinguished Service Medals|IDSM]],<ref>http://www.immd.gov.hk/a_report_06-07/west/appendices/l_img/app_02.pdf {{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Justice of the Peace|JP]]<ref name=SecSec /> ({{zh|t=黎棟國|j=lai4 dung3 gwok3}}; born 12 November 1951 in [[Hong Kong]]) is a retired civil servant and principal official who held the position of [[Secretary for Security]] of [[Hong Kong]] between 2012 and 2017. He previously served as Under Secretary for Security<ref>[http://news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/091022/html/091022en01001.htm New under secretaries announced] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101074222/http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/091022/html/091022en01001.htm |date=2009-11-01 }}</ref> from 2009 to 2012 and [[Director of Immigration]] from 2002 to 2008.<ref>[http://english.people.com.cn/200706/24/eng20070624_387126.html Profile of Hong Kong gov't official: Lai Tung-kwok]</ref><ref name="lai1">[http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200803/28/P200803280076.htm Appointment of Director of Immigration]</ref>
+[[File:Lai Tung-kwok.jpg|thumb|Lai in 2013]]
+Lai joined the Hong Kong government as an Assistant Immigration Officer in 1973. He was promoted to Immigration Officer in 1980, Senior Immigration Officer in 1986, Chief Immigration Officer in 1990, Assistant Principal Immigration Officer in 1992, Principal Immigration Officer in 1995, Senior Principal Immigration Officer in 1997 and to Assistant Director of Immigration in 1999. He was promoted to Deputy Director of Immigration in 2001. Lai was appointed Director of Immigration in 2002.<ref name="lai1" /> He ceased to be Director of Immigration in 2008 and retired in 2009 when he was succeeded by [[Simon Peh]]. In 2009, he was appointed as the Under Secretary for Security.<ref>[http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200910/22/P200910220145.htm The Chief Executive (CE) appoints two Under Secretaries]</ref> On 1 July 2012, Lai was promoted to Secretary for Security of Hong Kong. As head of the [[Security Bureau (Hong Kong)|Security Bureau]], he was responsible for overseeing most of Hong Kong's disciplined services.<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-06/28/content_15530524.htm State Council appoints new HK govt lineup]</ref>
+In February 2022, Lai told SCMP that he would be attending the 2022 [[Two Sessions]], as a Hong Kong delegate.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-19|title=Beijing loyalists in Hong Kong weigh options on attending key political meetings|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3167680/coronavirus-beijing-loyalists-hong-kong-weigh-options|access-date=2022-02-19|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref>
+On 5 January 2022, [[Carrie Lam]] announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential [[COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong|COVID-19]] outbreaks.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-05|title=Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3162190/coronavirus-hong-kongs-fifth-wave-has-already|access-date=2022-01-07|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref> One day later, it was discovered that Lai attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1628558-20220112.htm|title = 衞生防護中心最新發現洪為民宴會人數為222人 - RTHK}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-10/hong-kong-finds-another-suspected-covid-case-at-notorious-party Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official’s Scandal-Hit Birthday Party]</ref> <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2022-01-07|title=All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3162476/coronavirus-19-hong-kong-lawmakers-attended-birthday-party|access-date=2022-01-07|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref> At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing all guests to be quarantined.<ref name=":0" /> Tung-kwok was warned by Legislative Council president [[Andrew Leung]] to not attend any meetings until after finishing his last mandatory Covid-19 test on 22 January 2022.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2022-01-19|title=Covid-19: Lawmakers embroiled in 'birthday bash' scandal return to legislature after home quarantine|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2022/01/19/covid-19-lawmakers-embroiled-in-birthday-bash-scandal-return-to-legislature-after-home-quarantine/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=Hong Kong Free Press HKFP|language=en-GB}}</ref> However, he decided to attend the meeting on 19 January 2022, against Leung's orders.<ref name=":1" />
-Mr. Lai joined the [[British Hong Kong]] Government as an Assistant Immigration Officer in 1973. He was promoted to Immigration Officer in 1980, to Senior Immigration Officer in 1986, to Chief Immigration Officer in 1990, to Assistant Principal Immigration Officer in 1992, to Principal Immigration Officer in 1995, to Senior Principal Immigration Officer in 1997 and to Assistant Director of Immigration in 1999. He was promoted to Deputy Director of Immigration in 2001. Lai was appointed Director of Immigration in 2002.<ref name="lai1" /> He ceased Director of Immigration in 2008 and retired in 2009, succeeded by [[Simon Peh]]. In 2009, he was appointed to the Under Secretary for Security.<ref>[http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200910/22/P200910220145.htm CE appoints two Under Secretaries]</ref>
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+==External links==
+* [https://www.am730.com.hk/columnist/%E9%BB%8ESIR%E4%BA%8B%E5%8B%99%E8%99%95%3A%20%E9%BB%8E%E6%A3%9F%E5%9C%8B Lai Tung-kwok@am730] {{In lang|zh}}
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+{{Current Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong}}
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 [[Category:Government officials of Hong Kong]]
+[[Category:Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star]]
+[[Category:New People's Party (Hong Kong) politicians]]
-[[zh-yue:黎棟國]]
+[[Category:Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference]]
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+[[Category:Members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference]]
+[[Category:HK LegCo Members 2022–2025]]
+[[Category:Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2021–2026]]

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