Alan Lai Nin GBS, JP (, born 3 June 1951) is a

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

politician and

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who served as the Director-General of the Trade and Industry Department from 1996 to 1999,

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of the Independent Commission Against Corruption from 1999 to 2002 and the Ombudsman of the Office of the Ombudsman from 2009 until his retirement in 2014. He is now a consultant with the

Independent Police Complaints Council The Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) is a civilian body of the Government of Hong Kong, part of the two-tier system in which the Hong Kong Police Force investigates complaints made by the public against its members and the IPCC m ...

. In 2015, Lai was appointed as Commissioner of the Inquiry into the incidents of excess lead found in drinking water.

Awards

*2003:

Gold Bauhinia Star The Gold Bauhinia Star (, GBS) is the highest rank in Order of the Bauhinia Star, under the Order (distinction), honours system of Hong Kong, created in 1997 to replace the British honours system after the Handover of Hong Kong, transfer of sovere ...

*2009: Justice of the Peace

References

Place of birth missing (living people) Government officials of Hong Kong Hong Kong politicians Living people Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Alumni of St. John's College, University of Hong Kong 1951 births {{HongKong-politician-stub