New Colleagues at Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Washington, D.C.
Christine Au was born in Hong Kong. She graduated from the School of Journalism and Communication of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and joined the civil service after the completion of a master's degree program on International Relations and Diplomacy at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Miss Au assumed the post of an Assistant Director-General of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Washington, D.C. in August 2008.
Immediately prior to this appointment, she was an Assistant Secretary for Health, responsible for legislation and policy formulation on tobacco control and consultative works for healthcare reforms in Hong Kong.
Agnes Kwan joined the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Washington, D.C. as an Assistant Director-General in August 2008.
Miss Kwan was born and educated in Hong Kong. She joined the Hong Kong Civil Service in 1998 as an Administrative Officer.
She began her career in the Environment Branch (1998-2000) before moving to the Home Affairs Bureau (2000-02).
In 2003, Miss Kwan assumed the post of Assistant Secretary in the then Environment, Transport and Works Bureau. She was responsible for policy issues concerning promotion of quality enhancement of the construction industry and self-regulation of the stakeholder groups.
She then served as Senior Administrative Officer in the Education Bureau from early-2007 to mid-2008, where she was responsible for formulating strategies to facilitate the sustainable development of the self-financing post-secondary education sector.
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