Ambrose Lee
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Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong
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李少光
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| Secretary for Security | |
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In office 5 August 2003 – 30 June 2012 |
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| Chief Executive | |
| Chief Secretary | |
| Undersecretary | Lai Tung-kwok |
| Permanent Secretary | Chang King-yiu |
| Political Assistant | Victor Lo |
| Preceded by | Regina Ip |
| Succeeded by | Lai Tung-kwok |
| Commissioner of the ICAC | |
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In office 1 July 2002 – 4 August 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Lai |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Wong |
| Director of Immigration | |
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In office 1998–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Regina Ip |
| Succeeded by | Lai Tung-kwok |
| Personal details | |
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17 August 1948 British Hong Kong |
| Died | 14 August 2022 (aged 73) Hong Kong |
| Children | Glen Lee |
| Education | Kowloon Technical School |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong (BSS) |
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Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong (Chinese: 李少光; 17 August 1948 – 14 August 2022) was a Hong Kong politician, Secretary for Security of Hong Kong and a member of the Executive Council. He was appointed to his post on 5 August 2003, replacing Regina Ip.
Background
Lee graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor Degree of Science in Electrical Engineering and also pursued administrative development and senior executive studies at Tsinghua University, University of Oxford, Harvard University.
He joined the civil service in 1974 as an immigration officer, rising to become Assistant Director of Immigration in 1995 and Deputy Director of Immigration two years later. He served as Director of Immigration between 1998 and 2002. He was appointed the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in July 2002.
Death
Lee died at his home in the Sha Tin neighbourhood on 14 August 2022, three days before his 74th birthday, after sustaining a fall.