Pau Shiu-hung
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Pau Shiu-hung, SBS
Silver Bauhinia Star
The Silver Bauhinia Star is the second rank in the Order of the Bauhinia Star in Hong Kong, awarded to persons who have taken a leading part in public affairs or voluntary work over a long period...
, (Chinese:
Chinese language
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鮑紹雄, born 1942) is the former Chief Commissioner
Hong Kong Chief Commissioner
Chief Commissioner , usually abbreviated as CC, is an administrative head of The Scout Association of Hong Kong appointed by Hong Kong Chief Scout. It was formerly known as Colony Commissioner...
of The Scout Association of Hong Kong
The Scout Association of Hong Kong
The Scout Association of Hong Kong is the overall Scouting organization in Hong Kong. After the first Scouting initiatives in 1909, the Hong Kong branch of The Scout Association of the United Kingdom was started in 1914 by registering the St. Joseph's College Scout Group, and was formally...
, appointed on 1 January 2004 by the then-Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Chief Executive of Hong Kong
The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is the President of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and head of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The position was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong, who was the head of the Hong Kong government during British rule...
and Chief Scout of Hong Kong
Chief Scout of Hong Kong
The Chief Scout of Hong Kong or Hong Kong Chief Scout is the head of The Scout Association of Hong Kong, in 1914–1997 designated by the Governor of Hong Kong, and from 1997 onwards, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong...
Tung Chee-hwa.
Life
Pau was born in 1942. He received his primary education at Lai Chack Primary School, secondary education at La Salle CollegeLa Salle College
La Salle College is a boys' secondary school in Hong Kong. It was established by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by St...
and tertiary education at the University of Hong Kong. Graduated in 1967, he joined the Architectural Office, a branch of the Public Works Services in Hong Kong Government. He was appointed as the Director of Architectural Services in 1997 and retired in 2003. He is currently Vice President of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Inaugurated on 7 May 2001 as a non-profit statutory body set up by the Hong Kong Government, the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation is leading the transformation of Hong Kong into Asia's hub for technology innovation in the focused clusters .- Objectives :HKSTP offers a...
.
In his 30-year service and contribution in Hong Kong Government, he was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star
Silver Bauhinia Star
The Silver Bauhinia Star is the second rank in the Order of the Bauhinia Star in Hong Kong, awarded to persons who have taken a leading part in public affairs or voluntary work over a long period...
in 2002.
Scouting
Pau joined Wolf CubWolf Cub
Wolf Cub may refer to:* the young of the Gray Wolf* an alternative name for Cub Scout* Wolf Cub , Wolf Cub is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe* Wolf & Cub, an Australian band...
, present-day Cub Scout Section at the age of 9. He succeedingly was a Boy Scout
Boy Scout
A Scout is a boy or a girl, usually 11 to 18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and development span, many Scouting associations have split this age group into a junior and a senior section...
and Venture Scout
Venture Scout
Venture Scouting is a section of the Scout Movement, mostly in countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, for young people roughly in the 14 – 20 age range.-Australia:...
. He later became Troop Leader of these two sections. He achieved the Queen's Scout Award (currently Dragon Scout Award) in 1961.
He continued his Scout life and served as an Assistant Venture Scout Leader of the 17th Kowloon Group at age of 21 in 1963 and promoted to be the Venture Scout Leader in 1968, and also served as District Venture Scout Leader of Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001. The district has the third most educated residents while its residents enjoy the highest income in Kowloon....
.
He joined Estate Branch of the Association at 1971. He was appointed Vice Chairman of Campsites and Properties Committee, and served as Chairman of Building Sub-Committee and Vice Chairman of Camp Management Sub-Committee during that period. In 1993, he became the Assistant Chief Commissioner (Estate). He succeeded John C. Y. Hui as Chief Commissioner in 2004. He is currently the Vice-President of the Scout Association of Hong Kong.