Chris Sun
Chris Sun | |
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孫玉菡 | |
| Secretary for Labour and Welfare | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Law Chi-kwong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1971 Shandong, China |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong |
Chris Sun Yuk-han (Chinese: 孫玉菡) is the current Secretary for Labour and Welfare in Hong Kong, appointed on 1 July 2022 as part of John Lee's administration.[1]
Biography[edit]
According to his official government profile, Sun in 1994 joined the Administrative Service, and was appointed as the Deputy Secretary for Food and Health (Health) in 2011, the Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services) in 2017, and the Commissioner for Labour in 2020.[1][2]
Secretary for Labour and Welfare[edit]
On 21 October 2022, after Lee had said 140,000 people had left the workforce in the past 2 years, with about two-thirds of them highly skilled, Sun said it didn't necessarily mean they had moved overseas, but did not elaborate.[3] Lee previously rejected the use of the term "emigration wave" when describing the change in population.[4] The emigration wave has been attributed to the government's strict COVID-19 policies and the political situation in Hong Kong.[5]
Also on 21 October 2022, after Lee announced in his maiden policy address plans to try and attract worldwide talent to Hong Kong, Sun publicly criticized a Ming Pao newspaper cartoon that depicted a bulletin board advertising people to move to Hong Kong, stating that those who were "accepting of strict governance" would have priority.[5] Sun said the cartoon was "absurd and a serious deviation from the truth" and "Such self-righteous humour will only damage Hong Kong's image."[5]
On 24 October 2022, Sun said that there was no need to compare Hong Kong to Singapore for talent acquisition, and that Hong Kong's talent loss was attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Executive Council - Membership of Executive Council - Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun". www.ceo.gov.hk. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "Senior appointments (with photos)". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "'Talent trawl won't disadvantage local workers' - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ Chau, Candice (2022-10-23). "Hong Kong Policy Address: How much of John Lee's maiden speech was old wine in new bottles?". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ a b c Leung, Hillary (2022-10-24). "Hong Kong's John Lee defends labour sec.'s criticism of political cartoonist mocking talent attraction scheme". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ Standard, The. "Sun shines light on different turfs in rivalry". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
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