Kitty Poon
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Dr Kitty Poon Kit (born 1964 in Ningbo
, Zhejiang
) is one of the undersecretaries appointed by the Government of Hong Kong
in 2008.
degree from Rutgers University
, a Master Degree
in International Affairs
from the Columbia University
and a Ph.D.
in Government and Public Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong
.
in August 2005 and was promoted in 2006 to her current post as an Assistant Professor of the Department of Applied Social Sciences
. She is a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit
and a council member of the Hong Kong Political Science Association. Poon is also a columnist for the South China Morning Post
.
In 2008 she was nominated Undersecretary
for the Environment Bureau
under the 2008 Political Appointments System
. She had to renounce her United States
citizenship as a result of the public furore.
. In 2011 it was discovered that it was illegally extended to a glass house on the roof and two balconies. She had to take it down since it was illegal.
Ningbo
Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
, Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
) is one of the undersecretaries appointed by the Government of Hong Kong
Government of Hong Kong
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, commonly the Hong Kong Government, is led by the Chief Executive as Head of the Government, who is also the head of the Hong Kong SAR...
in 2008.
Education
Poon holds a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree from Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, a Master Degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in International Affairs
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
from the Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in Government and Public Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a research-led university in Hong Kong.CUHK is the only tertiary education institution in Hong Kong with Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, including Chen Ning Yang, James Mirrlees, Robert Alexander Mundell and Charles K. Kao...
.
Career
She joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University specialises in professional education in Hong Kong. The University’s teaching units are grouped under six faculties and two schools; the Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles, Faculty of Business, Faculty of Construction and Environment, Faculty of...
in August 2005 and was promoted in 2006 to her current post as an Assistant Professor of the Department of Applied Social Sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
. She is a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit
Central Policy Unit
The Central Policy Unit , established in 1989, is responsible for advising the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.-Senior staff:Head, CPU* Professor Lau Siu-kai Deputy Head, CPU* Mr Robin IPMembers...
and a council member of the Hong Kong Political Science Association. Poon is also a columnist for the South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....
.
In 2008 she was nominated Undersecretary
Undersecretary
An under secretary is an executive government official in many countries, frequently a career public servant, who typically acts as a senior administrator or second-in-command to a politically-appointed Cabinet Minister or other government official...
for the Environment Bureau
Environment Bureau
The Environment Bureau is an executive agency of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for developing policies in environmental protection, nature conservation; enforcing environmental legislation...
under the 2008 Political Appointments System
Political Appointments System
The Political Appointments System is a scheme introduced in 2008 by the Hong Kong Government to reinforce its ministerial team by superseding the Principal Officials Accountability System and inserting two layers of politically-appointed officials below the secretaries, who are political appointees...
. She had to renounce her United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
citizenship as a result of the public furore.
Illegal extension
In 2009 Poon's purchased a 3-story home in Sha Lan Villas, Tai PoTai Po
Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui and the Tai Wo Town on the other side of the Lam Tsuen River, near the old Tai Po Market Station of the...
. In 2011 it was discovered that it was illegally extended to a glass house on the roof and two balconies. She had to take it down since it was illegal.