Miss Iris Wong

Miss Wong joined the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government as an Administrative Officer in 2016. She started as an Assistant Secretary for Labour and Welfare, and was the liaison contact for reports and frameworks related to vocational training formulated by the Human Resources Development Working Group of APEC. She also assisted in formulating enhancement measures for the Continuing Education Fund, which resulted in an expanded scope of courses and an increase in subsidies for Hong Kong citizens pursuing continuing education. During her tenure as an Assistant Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, she contributed to the development of policies regarding divorce, enforcement of maintenance orders, and community development. Additionally, she engaged with external consultants to review the effectiveness of existing methods and explore better alternatives for recovering default maintenance payments.

In 2019, Miss Wong was seconded to the Judiciary, where she assisted in planning and executing technology-related initiatives in all judicial courts in Hong Kong. This included the planning and implementation of a court case management system to enable e-filing and e-payment, drafting of legislative amendments to enable virtual hearings across all court levels, and planning and conducting stakeholder consultations on these IT measures. Miss Wong received her Bachelor of Business Administration (Law) Degree, and a Master of International and Public Affairs, from the University of Hong Kong.