Elizabeth Wong (author)

For the American playwright and screenwriter, see Elizabeth Wong (playwright).

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Wong (王) Chien. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Elizabeth Wong Chien and the Chinese-style name is Wong Chien Chi-lien.

Elizabeth Wong CBE ISO JP
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 17 September 1995 – 30 June 1997
Constituency	Public, Social and Personal Services
Majority	45.75%
Secretary of the Hygiene and Welfare Bureau
In office 1990–1994
Preceded by	Chow Tak-hei
Succeeded by	Fok Law Siu-ching
Director of the Social Welfare Department
In office 1987–1990
Preceded by	Anson Chan
Succeeded by	Michael David Cartland
Personal details
Born	1937 (age 87–88) Shanghai, Republic of China
Nationality	New Zealand
Residence	Sydney
Alma mater	University of Hong Kong (B.A. in English Literature)
Occupation	Retired official, former teacher at St. Paul's Co-educational College

Elizabeth "Libby" Wong Chien Chi-lien CBE ISO JP (Chinese: 黃錢其濂; née Chien) is a former civil servant and politician from Hong Kong, born in Shanghai, China.[1] Wong is an alumna of Diocesan Girls' Junior School and Diocesan Girls' School.[2]: 413  She holds New Zealand citizenship, and is currently residing in Sydney. She is now a popular fiction writer. Her novels in English and Chinese are Rainbow City and its sequel Flower Mountain.[3] Elizabeth's husband is third generation Chinese New Zealanders, Elizabeth settled in Australia some years ago.

Wong served in the Hong Kong Government as the Director of Social Welfare from March 1987 to February 1990, and Secretary for Health and Welfare from February 1990 to 1994. She was a member of the Legislative Council from 1995 to 1997. In 1997, she quit politics to write.

References

1. "Libby Wong". Wild & Woolley. 2006. Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
2. Sinclair, Kevin, ed. (1988). Who's who in Hong Kong (4 ed.). Who's Who in Hong Kong Ltd., Asianet Information Services Ltd.
3. "Author:"Wong, Libby"". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2009.

External links

• "The many talents of 'Libby' Wong" (PDF). Civil Service Newsletter Issue 66. Civil Service Bureau. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-21.

Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New seat	Member of Legislative Council Representative for Public, Social and Personal Services constituency 1995–1997	Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council