Katherine Ng

Katherine Ng

Katherine Ng Kit Shuen, born in 1974, is the Political Assistant to the Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury of Hong Kong.

Personal history

She was born in Singapore and moved to Hong Kong at the age of 3. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree 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. [ [http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200805/22/P200805220190.htm CE appoints Political Assistants (with photos) ] ]

She 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.

Political Assistant

She 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.

As a political assistant, she receives HK$163,960 per month, 55% of a bureau director's salary. [ [http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/administration/080610/html/080610en01002.htm Political appointees disclose salaries ] ]

Ng holds a Singaporean passport and not a Hong Kong SAR passport. She said she will not renounce it. [ [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=67028&sid=19293866&con_type=3 The Standard - Hong Kong's First FREE English Newspaper ] ]

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