Michael Leung Man-kin (, 1938–2017) was a Hong Kong government official.

Early life

Leung was born in 1938. He attended Wah Yan College and studied at the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as the University of ...

, graduating with a BA in history in 1965. He also held a teaching certification.

Government career

Leung joined the civil service in 1965. He worked in the

Home Affairs Department The Home Affairs Department is an executive agency in the government of Hong Kong responsible for internal affairs of the territory. It reports to the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs. Purpose The d ...

and Finance Branch, and was promoted to Secretary, Government Secretariat in 1988. Leung served as the director of education and the secretary for transport in the Hong Kong government. He also served as secretary for education and manpower from 1993 to 1995, and as the

Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption heads the body that is responsible for investigating corruption in both the public and private realms in Hong Kong. The ICAC was created in 1974 to deal with the corruption then e ...

(ICAC) from 1996 to 1997. In December 1996, as the

Handover of Hong Kong The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rule in the former colony, which began in 1841. Hong Kong was established as a specia ...

approached, Leung announced that he would quit the ICAC, fuelling speculation that he was being forced out by

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-designate

Tung Chee-hwa Tung Chee-hwa (; born May 29, 1937) is a Hong Kong businessman and retired politician who served as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 1997 and 2005, upon the transfer of sovereignty on 1 July. He served as a vice chairman of th ...

. In response, Leung stated that he was leaving for personal reasons, while Tung denied any involvement in Leung's departure.

References

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