Simon Peh

Simon Peh
Simon Peh
Traditional Chinese	白韞六
Simplified Chinese	白韫六
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Baí Yùnliù
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	baak6 wan3 luk6
Sidney Lau	baak6 wan3 luk6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Pe̍h Ùn-lio̍k

Simon Peh Yun-lu
SBS IDSM
Simon Peh Yun-lu SBS IDSM
白韞六
Commissioner of the ICAC
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 July 2012
Preceded by	Timothy Tong
Director of Immigration
	In office; 7 April 2008 – 28 March 2011
Preceded by	Lai Tung-kwok
Succeeded by	Eric Chan
Personal details
Born	1955 (age 66–67)
Alma mater	Pui Ching Middle School; Chinese University of Hong Kong; University of California, Berkeley; King's College London

Simon Peh Yun-lu SBS IDSM (Chinese: 白韞六, born 1955) was Director of Immigration of Hong Kong, and was appointed Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in 2012.

Early life and education[]

Peh was born in Anxi County, Quanzhou, Fujian.^[1] graduated from Pui Ching Middle School in 1973. He completed college in 1978.

Career[]

Peh joined the Immigration Department as an Immigration Officer. In 1984, he was promoted to Senior Immigration Officer, and Chief Immigration Officer in 1991. In 2004, he began serving as Assistant Director of Immigration. In April 2008, Peh was appointed Director of Immigration when his predecessor Lai Tung-kwok accepted the post of Under Secretary for Security. He retired from the Immigration Department in April 2011.^[2] He was succeeded by Eric Chan.^[3]

Personal life[]

On 5 January 2022, Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential COVID-19 outbreaks.^[4] One day later, it was discovered that Peh attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.^[5]^[6] ^[7] At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing all guests to be quarantined.^[7]

References[]

^ "政情：白韞六白韻琴冇關係 - 太陽報".
^ "News.gov.hk interviews retired Director of Immigration Simon Peh" (Press release). Government of Hong Kong. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
^ "Mr Eric Chan Kwok-ki, IDSM, Director of Immigration". Government of Hong Kong. March 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
^ "Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
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^ Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official’s Scandal-Hit Birthday Party
^ ^a ^b "All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

Government offices
Preceded by Lai Tung-kwok	Director of Immigration 2008–2011	Succeeded by Eric Chan
Preceded by Timothy Tong	Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption 2012–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Christopher Hui Member of the Executive Council	Hong Kong order of precedence Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption	Succeeded by Raymond Siu Commissioner of Police

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[1] "政情：白韞六白韻琴冇關係 - 太陽報".

[2] "News.gov.hk interviews retired Director of Immigration Simon Peh" (Press release). Government of Hong Kong. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

[HKGov-3] "Mr Eric Chan Kwok-ki, IDSM, Director of Immigration". Government of Hong Kong. March 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.

[4] "Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

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[6] Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official’s Scandal-Hit Birthday Party

[:0-7] "All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

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