Margaret Fong Shun-man JP

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

 is the deputy executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Hong Kong Trade Development Council

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council is the international marketing arm for Hong Kong-based manufacturers, traders and service providers. Established in 1966, it has more than 40 offices around the world, including 11 in the Chinese mainland, promoting Hong Kong as a platform for doing business...

 (HKTDC), in charge of promotion.

Education

Miss Fong graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a BA in English Literature

English literature

English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....

 and she then attended Oxford University.

Civil service

She joined the civil service in August 1985 and rose to her present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in April 2008. Miss Fong has served in a number of bureaux and departments, including:

• the former Administrative Service and Information Branch
• the former City and New Territories Administration
• the former Government House
  Government House
  Government House is the name of many of the residences of Governors-General, Governors and Lieutenant-Governors in the Commonwealth and the remaining colonies of the British Empire. It serves as the venue for the Governor's official business, as well as the many receptions and functions hosted by...
  
  
• the former Finance Brach
• the former Constitutional Affairs Branch

Miss Fong has also served in a number of senior positions in recent years, including:

• Deputy Director-General, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs, Washington (August 1997 to September 1999)
• Deputy Secretary for Transport (later retitled Deputy Secretary for Environment, Transport and Works (Transport)) (October 1999 to June 2004)
• Director-General, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs, Washington (August 2004 to July 2006)
• Commissioner for Economic & Trande Affairs, USA (July 2006 to October 2008)
• Commissioner for Tourism (November 2008 to Dec 2009)