Christine Loh Kung-wai, an outspoken critic of Hong Kong environmental policy, was named undersecretary for the environment on Wednesday morning, amid a flurry of other appointments.
Loh, 56, a former legislator and chief executive of the policy think tank Civic Exchange, will take office immediately, the Chief Executive’s Office announced.
Two other undersecretaries and two political assistants were named to the cabinet of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on Wednesday.
Deputy police commissioner John Lee Ka-chiu, 55, was appointed undersecretary for security; and incumbent Undersecretary for Transport and Housing Yau Shing-mu, 52, will remain in that post. Yau takes office on Saturday and Lee on October 1.
Ronald Chan Ngok-pang, 29, was appointed political assistant to the secretary for constitutional and mainland affairs. He was a special assistant to former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen.
Caspar Tsui Ying-wai will continue as political assistant to the secretary for home affairs. Tsui, a member of the pro-government Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, took up the position in June 2008.