Simon Peh

Simon Peh
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 60–61)
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 (traditional Chinese: 白韞六; simplified Chinese: 白韫六; pinyin: Baí Yùnliù; Sidney Lau: baak6 wan3 luk6, born 1955) was Director of Immigration of the Immigration Department, Hong Kong, and was appointed Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption in 2012.

Background

Peh graduated from Pui Ching Middle School of Hong Kong in 1973. He completed college in 1978 and 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.^[1] He was succeeded by Eric Chan.^[2]

References

1. "News.gov.hk interviews retired Director of Immigration Simon Peh" (Press release). Government of Hong Kong. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
2. "Mr Eric Chan Kwok-ki, IDSM, Director of Immigration". Government of Hong Kong. March 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.