Government announces senior appointment
The Government announced today (July 24) that Miss Clara Wong, Deputy Director-General of Civil Aviation, will take up the post of Director-General of Civil Aviation on August 10, 2026, to succeed Captain Victor Liu Chi-yung, who will proceed on pre-retirement leave on the same day.
Commenting on the appointment of Miss Wong, the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mrs Ingrid Yeung, said, "Miss Wong has extensive professional knowledge and experience in civil aviation. I am confident that she will lead the Civil Aviation Department to rise to the challenges ahead."
On the retirement of Captain Liu, Mrs Yeung said, "Captain Liu has served with dedication in the civil service throughout the past 36 years. He has been committed to sustaining and enhancing Hong Kong's status as an international aviation hub. In particular, he has made exemplary contributions in leading the Civil Aviation Department to foster the return to normality of the local aviation industry after the COVID-19 pandemic, support the development of home-developed aircraft, and implement the Three-Runway System Project. I sincerely wish him a happy retirement."
Brief biographical notes on the two officers are set out below:
Captain Victor Liu Chi-yung
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Captain Liu joined the Social Welfare Department as Assistant Social Work Officer in February 1990 and was appointed Executive Officer II in November 1990. He joined the Civil Aviation Department as Assistant Operations Officer in March 1992 and was promoted to Chief Operations Officer in August 2006. He was promoted to Assistant Director-General of Civil Aviation in July 2011, and to Deputy Director-General of Civil Aviation in August 2018, before being appointed Director-General of Civil Aviation in April 2020.
Miss Clara Wong
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Miss Wong joined the Civil Aviation Department as Assistant Operations Officer in June 1997 and was promoted to Chief Operations Officer in June 2014. She was promoted to Assistant Director-General of Civil Aviation in August 2020, and was appointed Deputy Director-General of Civil Aviation in July 2024.
Miss Clara Wong, Deputy Director-General of Civil Aviation, will take up the post of Director-General of Civil Aviation on August 10, 2026. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Captain Victor Liu Chi-yung, Director-General of Civil Aviation, will proceed on pre-retirement leave on August 10, 2026. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Approved Aberdeen & Ap Lei Chau Outline Zoning Plan amended
The Town Planning Board today (July 24) announced amendments to the approved Aberdeen & Ap Lei Chau Outline Zoning Plan (OZP) in the Gazette. This notice supersedes the notice published on July 17.
The amendments mainly involve (i) rezoning a site at Po Chong Wan from "Government, Institution or Community" ("G/IC"), "Other Specified Uses" annotated "Ocean Park" ("OU(Ocean Park)"), an area shown as 'Typhoon Shelter' and an area shown as 'Road' to "Other Specified Uses" annotated "Marina cum Residential Development with Public Open Space"; (ii) rezoning a strip of land to the south of the "Industrial" ("I") zone at Po Chong Wan from "G/IC" to "I"; and (iii) rezoning two pieces of land at Shum Wan Road from "OU(Ocean Park)" to areas shown as 'Road'.
The Notes and Explanatory Statement of the OZP are amended to take into account the above amendments. Opportunity is also taken to update the general information of various land use zones and the planning scheme area, where appropriate.
The draft Aberdeen & Ap Lei Chau OZP No. S/H15/34, incorporating the amendments, is available for public inspection during office hours at (i) the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, (ii) the Planning Enquiry Counters, (iii) the Hong Kong District Planning Office, and (iv) the Southern Home Affairs Enquiry Centre.
The deadline for making representations has been amended. Any person may make written representations in respect of the amendments to the Secretary of the Town Planning Board on or before September 24. Any person who intends to make a representation is advised to read the Town Planning Board Guidelines No. 29C on "Submission and Processing of Representations and Further Representations" (TPB PG-No. 29C).
Submission of a representation should comply with the requirements set out in TPB PG-No. 29C. In particular, the representer should take note of the following:
* If the representer fails to provide his or her full name and the first four alphanumeric characters of his or her Hong Kong identity card or passport number as required under TPB PG-No. 29C, the representation submitted shall be treated as not having been made; and
* The Secretariat of the Town Planning Board reserves the right to require the representer to provide identity proof for verification.
The Guidelines and the submission form are available at the above locations (i) and (ii) and the Town Planning Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk).
Copies of the draft Aberdeen & Ap Lei Chau OZP are available for sale at the Map Publications Centre in North Point. The electronic version of the OZP can be viewed on the Town Planning Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk).
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