Appointed by Donald Tsang Name Rafael Hui Preceded by Michael Suen Role Administrator | Succeeded by Henry Tang Religion Roman Catholicism | |
Appointed by Chris Patten
Tung Chee-hwa Born 8 February 1948 (age 76)
Hong Kong ( 1948-02-08 ) Alma mater Queen's College, Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong (BA in English)
Harvard University (MPA) Spouse Teresa Lo Mei-mei (m. 1974) Education Harvard University, University of Hong Kong, Queen's College, Hong Kong Similar People Donald Tsang, Leung Chun‑ying, Wong Yan‑lung, Rita Fan, James Tien | ||
Preceded by Michael David Cartland | ||
2014 05 08 sun hung kai rafael hui corruption trial court order bans media coverage
Rafael HUI Si-yan, (born 1948) is a former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong and had a career as a civil servant. Hui has been dubbed "Old Master Hui" (許老爺) and "Fat Dragon" (肥龍). Hui was appointed as a Justice of the Peace on 1986 and received the honour of Gold Bauhinia Star in 1998. On 19 December 2014, he was convicted by a jury in Hong Kong on charges of misconduct in public office and bribery.
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- Early life
- Government service
- Arrest and conviction
- References
2013 01 25 rafael hui and kwok brothers are back in court over corruption charges
Early life
Hui was born on 8 February 1948 in Hong Kong. He attended Queen's College and the University of Hong Kong (BA, 1970).
Government service
He joined the civil service of Hong Kong in 1970 and became an administrative officer (AO). During the early years of his career, he held appointments in numerous branches and departments. He was seconded to the Independent Commission Against Corruption from 1977 to 1979. From 1982 to 1983, he attended an overseas training programme at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government for his MPA.
Afterwards, he became Deputy Secretary-General in the former The Office of the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils (UMELCO) from 1985 to 1986, Deputy Secretary for Economic Services from 1986 to 1990 (under Anson Chan), Deputy Secretary for Works from 1990 to 1991, when he was appointed Director, New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office. He took up the post of Commissioner for Transport from 1992 to 1995.
In 1995, he was appointed to the post of Secretary for Financial Services. In June 2000, he resigned from the civil service and he assumed the post of managing director of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority.
In 2002, Hui was elected a steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Hui also served as the Vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society and Chairman of its Programme Committee from 2001. In 2004, he became the Honorary Secretary of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Ltd. and a member of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Ltd. He resigned all these posts when he assumed office as the Chief Secretary for Administration.
In 2005, Hui was appointed by the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, on the nomination of Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, to the Chief Secretary for Administration. After retiring from the Chief Secretary for Administration, he served in the Executive Council of Hong Kong as an unofficial member from 2007 to 2009.
Arrest and conviction
On 29 March 2012, Hui was arrested by the Independent Commission Against Corruption on suspicion of corruption involving property magnates Thomas and Raymond Kwok of Hong Kong's third richest family.
On 19 December 2014, Hui was convicted of five counts of misconduct in public office after a 128-day jury trial in Hong Kong. He was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison and ordered to return bribery money of 11.182 million Hong Kong dollars. Hui is currently held at Stanley Prison. His appeals to the Court of Appeal and Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal were dismissed.