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Michael Leung
Michael Leung
Commissioner of the ICAC
	In office; 1996–1997
Governor	Chris Patten
Preceded by	Bertrand de Speville
Succeeded by	Lily Yam
Secretary for Education and Manpower
	In office; 1993–1995
Preceded by	John Chan
Succeeded by	Joseph Wong
Personal details
Born	1938
Died	2017 (aged 78–79)
Alma mater	University of Hong Kong
Profession	Civil servant

Michael Leung Man-kin CBE JP (Chinese: 梁文建, 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, graduating with a BA in history in 1965. He also held a teaching certification.^[1]

Government career

Leung joined the civil service in 1965. He worked in the Home Affairs Department and Finance Branch, and was promoted to Secretary, Government Secretariat in 1988.^[2]

Leung served as the director of education and the secretary for transport in the Hong Kong government.^[1] He also served as secretary for education and manpower from 1993 to 1995, and as the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) from 1996 to 1997.^[2]^[3]

In December 1996, as the Handover of Hong Kong approached, Leung announced that he would quit the ICAC, fuelling speculation that he was being forced out by chief executive-designate Tung Chee-hwa. In response, Leung stated that he was leaving for personal reasons, while Tung denied any involvement in Leung's departure.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Members Database". Legislative Council Library. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b Hill, Jonathan (21 January 1996). "A new man heads fight against graft". Sunday Morning Post. p. 9.
^ 40 Years in the Operations Department (PDF). Independent Commission Against Corruption. 2015. p. 130.
^ Lee, Rodger (26 December 1996). "Concern at loss of ICAC chief". South China Morning Post. p. 1.
^ No, Kwai-yan (27 December 1996). "Tung wants talks with departing ICAC chief". South China Morning Post. p. 1.
^ Fraser, Niall (28 December 1996). "ICAC boss going for 'personal reasons'". South China Morning Post. p. 1.

[legcodatabase-1] "Members Database". Legislative Council Library. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[anewman-2] Hill, Jonathan (21 January 1996). "A new man heads fight against graft". Sunday Morning Post. p. 9.

[icacbook-3] 40 Years in the Operations Department (PDF). Independent Commission Against Corruption. 2015. p. 130.

[concern-4] Lee, Rodger (26 December 1996). "Concern at loss of ICAC chief". South China Morning Post. p. 1.

[tungwantstalks-5] No, Kwai-yan (27 December 1996). "Tung wants talks with departing ICAC chief". South China Morning Post. p. 1.

[personalreasons-6] Fraser, Niall (28 December 1996). "ICAC boss going for 'personal reasons'". South China Morning Post. p. 1.

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