Clement C.M. Leung will succeed Donald Tong as the Hong Kong government’s U.S. commissioner for economic and trade affairs.
Leung is currently the director of food and environmental hygiene, and he will begin his new role Feb. 3.
As commissioner, Leung will direct constituency-building activities across the U.S. as well as the Hong Kong government’s efforts in improving Hong Kong-U.S. economic, trade and cultural ties, the government said.
Leung, who joined the government in the late 1980s, has served in a number of government positions.
Leung named Hong Kong commissioner for U.S. trade
