Elizabeth Wong (author)

Elizabeth "Libby" Wong Chien Chi-lien CBE ISO JP (Chinese: 黃錢其濂; née Chien) is a former civil servant and politician from Hong Kong, born in Shanghai, China.[1] Wong holds New Zealand citizenship, and is currently residing in Sydney. She is now a popular fiction writer. Her novels in English and Chinese are Rainbow City and its sequel Flower Mountain.[2] Elizabeth's husband is third generation Chinese New Zealanders, Elizabeth settled in Australia some years ago.

Elizabeth Wong
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
17 September 1995  30 June 1997
ConstituencyPublic, Social and Personal Services
Majority45.75%
Secretary of the Hygiene and Welfare Bureau
In office
1990–1994
Preceded byChow Tak-hei
Succeeded byFok Law Siu-ching
Director of the Social Welfare Department
In office
1987–1990
Preceded byAnson Chan
Succeeded byMichael David Cartland
Personal details
Born1937 (age 8586)
Shanghai, Republic of China
NationalityNew Zealand
ResidenceSydney
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (B.A. in English Literature)
OccupationRetired official, former teacher at St. Paul's Co-educational College

Wong served in the Hong Kong Government as the Director of Social Welfare from March 1987 to February 1990, and Secretary for Health and Welfare from February 1990 to 1994. She was a member of the Legislative Council from 1995 to 1997. In 1997, she quit politics to write.

References

  1. "Libby Wong". Wild & Woolley. 2006. Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  2. "Author:"Wong, Libby"". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
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