Alfred Sit

Alfred Sit Wing-hang, GBS, JP (Chinese: 薛永恒; pinyin: Xuē Yǒnghéng; born 1962) is a Hong Kong government official. Since 2020, he served as Secretary for Innovation and Technology from 2020 to 2022.

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Sit. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Alfred Sit and the Chinese-style name is Sit Wing-hang.
Alfred Sit Wing-hang
GBS JP
薛永恒
Secretary for Innovation and Technology
In office
22 April 2020 – 30 June 2022
Chief ExecutiveCarrie Lam
Preceded byNicholas Yang
Succeeded bySun Dong
(Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry)
Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services
In office
13 October 2017 – 22 April 2020
Secretary for DevelopmentMichael Wong
Preceded byFrank Chan
Succeeded byPang Yiu-hung
Personal details
Born1962 (age 60–61)
British Hong Kong
Alma materTang King Po School
Hong Kong Polytechnic
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Sit joined the Hong Kong government as an Assistant Electrical and Mechanical Engineer in September 1984 and was promoted to Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer in August 2001. He was subsequently promoted to Government Electrical and Mechanical Engineer in December 2007 and to Deputy Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services in September 2011. He rose to Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services in October 2017.[1]

Sit was president of the Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management, the chairman of the Biomedical Division, and the honorary secretary of the Nuclear Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.[2]

In April 2020, Chief Executive Carrie Lam appointed him Secretary for Innovation and Technology, succeeding Nicholas Yang.[1]

References
  1. "Government announces appointment and removal of Principal Officials (with photos)". Hong Kong Government. 20 April 2020.
  2. "New faces Carrie Lam has enlisted to help Hong Kong tackle coronavirus impact". South China Morning Post. 20 April 2020.


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