Ambrose Lee

Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong
李少光
Secretary for Security
In office
5 August 2003 – 30 June 2012
Chief Executive
Chief Secretary
UndersecretaryLai Tung-kwok
Permanent SecretaryChang King-yiu [zh]
Political AssistantVictor Lo
Preceded byRegina Ip
Succeeded byLai Tung-kwok
Commissioner of the ICAC
In office
1 July 2002 – 4 August 2003
Preceded byAlan Lai
Succeeded byRaymond Wong
Director of Immigration
In office
1998–2002
Preceded byRegina Ip
Succeeded byLai Tung-kwok
Personal details
Born(1948-08-17)17 August 1948
British Hong Kong


Ancestral hometown: Qingyuan city, Guangdong province, China
Died14 August 2022(2022-08-14) (aged 73)
Hong Kong
ChildrenGlen Lee Lam-yan [zh]
EducationKowloon Technical School
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (BEng)
Signature
Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong
Chinese李少光
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Shàoguāng
Yue: Cantonese
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Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong GBS IDSM (Chinese: 李少光; 17 August 1948 – 14 August 2022) was a Hong Kong politician who held the position of Secretary for Security between 2003 and 2012. He also previously served as the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) between 2002 and 2003, and as the Director of Immigration between 1998 and 2002.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Former security chief Ambrose Lee died in sleep". The Standard (Hong Kong). 14 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. ^ Wong, Natalie (14 August 2022). "Ambrose Lee dies in his sleep at age 73, city leader praises former Hong Kong security minister for 'exemplary contributions'". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.