Former anti-corruption chief Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun is expected to be named chief executive of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, sources familiar with the situation say.
Mrs Law, who quit the civil service last year after roles as the education secretary and head of Hong Kong's graft-busting agency, is thought to be ready to assume the role early next year following a formal appointment by the board's directors.
'She is likely to take up the post. But the matter has not been finalised,' one of the sources said.
A friend of Mrs Law also said he would not be surprised if Mrs Law joined the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.
Mrs Law could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Taking the helm of one of the city's leading charity organisations would mark a high-profile return to the public eye for Mrs Law. The 54-year-old stepped down as commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption last year after an inquiry found she had abused her position in her previous role as permanent secretary of education.
The investigation found she had pressured the president of the Hong Kong Institute of Education to dismiss a staff member who had criticised the government's education policy.
