Shelley Lee was known as Shelley Lau with her full name Shelley Lau Lee Lai-kuen before she divorced in 2000.
12 Facts About Shelley Lee
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Shelley Lee has made exemplary contributions to the development of Hong Kong and is well respected for her compassion towards those in difficulties.
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In 1971, Shelley Lee graduated from the University of Hong Kong where she studied English literature in the Arts Faculty.
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In 1985, Shelley Lee graduated from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government with a Master of Public Administration degree.
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Shelley Lee completed the six-week Advanced Management Programme of the Harvard Business School in 2000.
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In 1971, Shelley Lee joined the Hong Kong Government as an executive officer and subsequently transferred to the Administrative Service in August 1972.
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Shelley Lee rose to the rank of administrative officer staff grade A1 in September 2004.
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Shelley Lee was the first woman to take on the post of private secretary to the former governor Baron MacLehose.
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Shelley Lee became permanent secretary for home affairs in the principal officials shakeup of July 2002, retiring from civil service in October 2005.
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Shelley Lee is a founding member and former chairman of the Association of Female Senior Government Officers formed in 1979, where she worked closely with other female senior civil servants, notably, Anson Chan, Elizabeth Wong and Katherine Fok Lo Shiu-ching, to successfully fight for equal remuneration terms for married women in the Civil Service.
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Shelley Lee is known fondly to the public, particularly in the education, health and welfare sectors as the "Community Godmother".
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In 2004, Shelley Lee received an honorary fellowship from the University of Hong Kong.