Pau Shiu-hung, SBS, ( Chinese: 鮑紹雄, born 1942) is the former

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of the

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, appointed on 1 January 2004 by then-

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and Chief Scout of Hong Kong

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Life

Pau was born in 1942. He received his primary education at Lai Chack Primary School, secondary education at

La Salle College La Salle College (LSC; zh, t=喇沙書院, j=laa3 saa1 syu1 jyun2) is a boys' secondary school located in Kowloon City District, Hong Kong. It was established in 1932 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Catholic re ...

and tertiary education at the

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. Graduated in 1967, he joined the Architectural Office, a branch of the Public Works Services in

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. He was appointed as the Director of Architectural Services in 1997 and retired in 2003. He is currently Vice President of the

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. In his 30-year service and contribution in Hong Kong Government, he was awarded the

Silver Bauhinia Star The Silver Bauhinia Star (, SBS) is the second rank of the Order of the Bauhinia Star under the honours system of Hong Kong, awarded to people who have taken a leading part in public affairs or voluntary work over a long period. The award was ...

in 2002.

Scouting

Pau joined Wolf Cub, present-day Cub Scout Section at the age of 9. He succeedingly was a

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and

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. He later became troop leader of these two sections. He achieved the

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(currently Dragon Scout Award) in 1961. He continued his Scout life and served as an Assistant Venture Scout Leader of the 17th Kowloon (La Salle) Group at age of 21 in 1963 and promoted to be the Venture Scout Leader in 1968, and also served as District Venture Scout Leader of

Kowloon City District Kowloon City District is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the city of Kowloon and cut through by Boundary Street. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001, and increased to 418,732 in 2016. The di ...

. He joined Estate Branch of the Association at 1971. He was appointed vice chairman of Campsites and Properties Committee, and served as chairman of Building Sub-Committee and vice chairman of Camp Management Sub-Committee during that period. In 1993, he became the assistant chief commissioner (estate). He succeeded John C. Y. Hui as chief commissioner in 2004. He is currently the vice-president of the Scout Association of Hong Kong.

External links

From Strength to Strength (Profile of Pau)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pau, Shiu-hung People associated with Scouting Scouting and Guiding in Hong Kong Living people Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star Hong Kong architects Year of birth missing (living people)