Police watchdog appoints Priscilla Wong as chair

The Government today announced the appointment of Priscilla Wong Pui-sze as the Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Council, effective June 1 for a term of two years.

Wong is a practicing barrister with extensive experience in public services. Wong, currently serving as the Chairperson of the Minimum Wage Commission and a member of various committees, was a member of the IPCC from 2005 to 2010, and assisted in the smooth transition of the IPCC to an independent statutory body in June 2009. 

She will succeed the incumbent IPCC Chairman Anthony Francis Neoh, whose term of appointment will end on May 31.

Hong Kong’s Security minister, John Lee Ka-chiu, said the government will continue to give full support to the IPCC in discharging its statutory monitoring functions with a view to ensuring that complaints from the public will be handled fairly and impartially.

“I believe that the IPCC, under the leadership of Ms Wong, will further strengthen the effectiveness of and public confidence in the police complaints system," said Lee.

He also thanked Neoh for his enormous amount of work devoted and contributions made to the existing police complaints system, leading the IPCC to overcome challenges and fully performed its duty when the society experienced the most difficult time from 2019 to 2020.