Michael Sze Cho-cheung, GBS, CBE, ISO, JP was a Hong Kong government official.
14 Facts About Michael Sze
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Michael Sze held various government positions including Secretary for Constitutional Affairs from 1991 to 1994 and Secretary for the Civil Service from 1994 to 1996.
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Michael Sze was executive director of the Trade Development Council from 1996 to 2004 and chairman of the Operations Review Committee of the Independent Commission Against Corruption until 2014.
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Michael Sze moved to Hong Kong and was educated at La Salle College and the University of Hong Kong.
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Michael Sze joined the Hong Kong government and served in various bureaux and departments, including Home Affairs Department, Chief Secretariat, Trade Department, Marine Department, and Constitutional Affairs Department.
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Michael Sze was appointed Secretary for Constitutional Affairs in 1991.
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Michael Sze was appointed Secretary for the Civil Service in 1994.
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Michael Sze abolished the system and implemented the localisation of the civil service on the eve of the Handover.
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Michael Sze announced his retirement from the civil service in 1996, shortly before the handover.
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Michael Sze abolished the pegging of TDC staff salaries with those of civil servants.
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Michael Sze was chairman of the Operations Review Committee of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
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Michael Sze assured the public that the ICAC would investigate all cases.
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Michael Sze held directorships of various companies, including Lee Kum Kee, Swire Pacific, Yangtzekiang Carment, and YGM Trading.
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Michael Sze died on 19 May 2022, after a battle with cancer.