Florence Hui Hiu-fai, SBS (; 6 July 1974 – 3 December 2018) was one of the undersecretaries appointed by the

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. She served as the Undersecretary for Home Affairs from 2008 to 2017.

Education

Hui held a

Bachelor degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to si ...

in business administration from the

Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is the territory's second-oldest university a ...

and an MBA from

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

. She undertook executive training programmes at Tsing Hua University and

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Career

Hui joined the

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in 2002 and was promoted in 2007 to Head of Business Planning and Development for Northeast Asia. She was the Secretary to the

Hong Kong Association of Banks The Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB; Chinese language:香港銀行公會 or 銀公會 in short) is an association created based on a series of Bank Ordinances enacted since 1948. In 1981 the association was established and replaced the Exc ...

and served on the

Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC; ) was founded on 29 May 1861, and is the oldest and one of the largest business organizations in Hong Kong. It has around 4,000 corporate members, who combined employ around one-third of Hong Kon ...

Financial Services Committee. She was a convenor of the Chamber’s China Committee. She was also a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit.

Undersecretary

In 2008 she was made an undersecretary for the

Home Affairs Bureau The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau () is one of the policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government. One of the important roles of the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau is to enhance liaison and communication with all sectors of the community inclu ...

under the

Political Appointments System The Political Appointments System is a scheme introduced in 2008 by the Hong Kong Government to reinforce its ministerial team by superseding the Principal Officials Accountability System and inserting two layers of politically appointed offi ...

. She left the office in 2017.

Later life and death

Hui was appointed to the board of Hong Kong Palace Museum Limited in March 2018. On 3 December 2018, Hui died of

breast cancer Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or ...

at the age of 44.

References

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