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SCMP Economy15.06.2026Politique1 dk okumaChina

Former HK Police Deputy Commissioner Appointed to Lead Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

L'essentiel

  • Albert Yuen Yuk-kin, a former deputy commissioner of operations with the Hong Kong police, has been appointed to lead the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) after a 37-year career.
  • This appointment, along with the director of information services role, went to individuals with police backgrounds as part of civil service reforms.

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Pourquoi c'est important

The Hong Kong government is implementing civil service reforms, which include filling high-level official positions through open recruitment. Two such positions, including the director of information services, have been filled by individuals with police backgrounds.

Taille de police

The Hong Kong government has appointed a former deputy commissioner of the city’s police force to lead the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD).

Albert Yuen Yuk-kin, a former deputy commissioner of operations with the Hong Kong police, will lead the FEHD after retiring from his 37-year police career, the government said on Monday.

The post is among two high-level official positions filled through open recruitment. Along with the director of information services role, both appointments went to individuals with police backgrounds.

The move is reportedly part of the city’s ongoing civil service reforms.

Yuen joined the force in 1986 as an inspector.

He had been stationed in various crime investigation units in the 1980s and 1990s, and dealt with the rampant armed robbery cases back then.

Questions ouvertes

  • What are the specific goals of these civil service reforms?
  • Why were individuals with police backgrounds chosen for these roles?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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