Michael Leung Man-kin (, 1938–2017) was a Hong Kong government official.

Early life

Leung was born in 1938. He attended Wah Yan College and studied at 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 ...

, graduating with a BA in history in 1965. He also held a teaching certification.

Government career

Leung joined the civil service in 1965. He worked in the

Home Affairs Department The Home Affairs Department is an executive agency in the government of Hong Kong responsible for internal affairs of the territory. It reports to the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs. Purpose The Dep ...

and Finance Branch, and was promoted to Secretary, Government Secretariat in 1988. Leung served as the director of education and the secretary for transport in the Hong Kong government. He also served as secretary for education and manpower from 1993 to 1995, and as the

Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption heads the body that is responsible for investigating and prosecuting corruption in both the public and private realms in Hong Kong. The ICAC was created in 1974 to deal with the c ...

(ICAC) from 1996 to 1997. In December 1996, as the

Handover of Hong Kong Sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred from the United Kingdom to the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rule in the British Hong Kong, former colony. Hong Kong was establ ...

approached, Leung announced that he would quit the ICAC, fuelling speculation that he was being forced out by

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-designate

Tung Chee-hwa Tung Chee-hwa (; born 7 July 1937) is a Hong Kong businessman and politician who served as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 1997 and 2005, upon the transfer of sovereignty on 1 July. He is currently a vice-chairman of the Chin ...

. In response, Leung stated that he was leaving for personal reasons, while Tung denied any involvement in Leung's departure.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leung, Michael 1938 births 2017 deaths Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Government officials of Hong Kong