Bowen Joseph Leung Po-wing, GBS,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, JP (; born 18 September 1949) is a former Hong Kong civil servant. He was

Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a wh ...

from 1995 to 1998 and Director of the

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from 1998 to 2005. Leung graduated with a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the fi ...

in 1971. He joined the Administrative Service in June 1973 and rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A1 in June 1996. He served in various policy bureaux and departments, including Deputy Secretary for District Administration (later re-titled as Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs) from April 1987 to September 1990; Deputy Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands from September 1990 to December 1992; Private Secretary of the Government House from December 1992 to March 1995; and

from May 1995 to November 1998. In November 1998, he was appointed Director of the

("Beijing Office") in which he served until his retirement in November 2005. After his retirement, he served as independent non-executive directors of many companies including PYI Corporation Limited, Paliburg Holdings Limited, North Asia Resources Holdings Limited and Quali-Smart Holdings Limited, and a special adviser to the board of directors of Sands China Ltd.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leung, Bowen 1949 births Living people Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Government officials of Hong Kong Hong Kong civil servants Hong Kong businesspeople Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star Commanders of the Order of the British Empire