Alfred Sit

Alfred Sit Wing-hang (Chinese: 薛永恒; pinyin: Xuē Yǒnghéng; born 1962) is a Hong Kong government official. Since 2020, he has been Secretary for Innovation and Technology.

The Honourable Alfred Sit Wing-hang JP
薛永恒
Secretary for Innovation and Technology
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 April 2020
Chief Executive	Carrie Lam
Preceded by	Nicholas Yang
Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services
In office October 2017 – 22 April 2020
Secretary for Development	Michael Wong
Preceded by	Frank Chan
Succeeded by	Pang Yiu-hung
Personal details
Born	1962 (age 58–59)  British Hong Kong
Alma mater	Tang King Po School Hong Kong Polytechnic Chinese University of Hong Kong

Sit joined the Hong Kong government as an Assistant Electrical and Mechanical Engineer in September 1984 and was promoted to Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer in August 2001. He was subsequently promoted to Government Electrical and Mechanical Engineer in December 2007 and to Deputy Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services in September 2011. He rose to Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services in October 2017.[1]

Sit was president of the Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management, the chairman of the Biomedical Division, and the honorary secretary of the Nuclear Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.[2]

In April 2020, Chief Executive Carrie Lam appointed him Secretary for Innovation and Technology, succeeding Nicholas Yang.[1]

References

1. "Government announces appointment and removal of Principal Officials (with photos)". Hong Kong Government. 20 April 2020.
2. "New faces Carrie Lam has enlisted to help Hong Kong tackle coronavirus impact". South China Morning Post. 20 April 2020.