Ingrid Yeung

Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan (Chinese: 楊何蓓茵, born 8 January 1965^[1]) is the current Secretary for the Civil Service in Hong Kong, appointed on 1 July 2022 as part of John Lee Ka-chiu's administration.^[2]

Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan
楊何蓓茵
Born	(1965-01-08) January 8, 1965 (age 60) British Hong Kong
Alma mater	St. Francis' Canossian College the University of Hong Kong
Children	1

Yeung in 2023

Biography

Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yin attended North Point Virtue Primary School and Kindergarten (kindergarten department, enrolled in 1968)^[3], then she enrolled in St. Francis' Canossian College^[4], in 1981, she participated in the "1981 Hong Kong Youth Translation Competition" sponsored by the Home Affairs Department and organized by the Peninsula Junior Chamber of Commerce^[5], and won the first place in the student group^[4].

According to her official government profile, she started government work in 1986 as an executive officer.^[2] She was the Commissioner for Transport from 2012-2017, the Permanent Secretary for Education from 2017-2020, and the Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service from 2020-2022.^[2]

Secretary for the Civil Service

In October 2022, Yeung announced that the Civil Service code of conduct would be updated to remove the "political neutrality" core value.^[6] In addition, Yeung also said "Events in recent years and the international situation today shows the importance of patriots administering Hong Kong."^[6]

In August 2023, Yeung said that civil servants would need to declare all arrests, and could be transferred to other positions or fired; one union representative asked why this was necessary for those found innocent.^[7]

In January 2024, Yeung said that civil servants should be careful of their personal opinions and must speak carefully, both in their personal lives and online.^[8]