HONG KONG – The Hong Kong government announced the appointment of Priscilla Wong Pui-sze as the new chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) for two years starting from June 1, according to a press release issued on Friday.
Priscilla Wong Pui-sze (PHOTO / MINIMUM WAGE COMMISSION)
Upon appointment, Wong will succeed Anthony Francis Neoh, whose term was due to end on May 31.
The appointment was made by Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor in accordance with the IPCC Ordinance.
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"Wong is a practicing barrister with extensive experience in public service," the government said in the release. She is currently the Chairperson of the Minimum Wage Commission and a member of various committees. She was a member of the IPCC from 2005 to 2010, and assisted in its smooth transition to an independent statutory body in June 2009, according to the release.
Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu said that under Neoh's leadership, the IPCC has overcome various challenges and fully performed its statutory functions when the society experienced the most difficult time from 2019 to 2020, according to the release.
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The government will continue its full support to the council in discharging its statutory monitoring functions to ensure complaints from the public will be handled fairly and impartially, Lee said.