Background
Hui was born on 8 February 1948 in Hong Kong.
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Education
He attended Queen"s College and the University of Hong Kong (Bachelor, 1970). From 1982 to 1983, he attended an overseas training programme at Harvard University"s John F. Kennedy School of Government for his Master of Public Administration.
Career
Hui has been dubbed "Old Master Hui" (許老爺) and "Fat Dragon" (肥龍). On 19 December 2014, he was convicted by a jury in Hong Kong on charges of misconduct in public office and bribery. He joined the civil service of Hong Kong in 1970 and became an administrative officer (Association for the Study of Internal Fixation) in the next year.
During the early years of his career, he held appointments in a number of branches and departments.
He was seconded to the Independent Commission Against Corruption from 1977 to 1979. He took up the post of Commissioner for Transport from 1992 to 1995.
In 1995, he was appointed to the post of Secretary for Financial Services. In June 2000, he resigned from the civil service and he assumed the post of Managing Director of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority.
In 2002, Hui was elected a steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Hui also served as the Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society and Chairman of its Programme Committee from 2001. In 2005, Hui was appointed by the Central People"s Government of the People"s Republic of China, on the nomination of Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, to the Chief Secretary for Administration. After retiring from the Chief Secretary for Administration, he served in the Executive Council of Hong Kong as an unofficial member from 2007 to 2009.
On 29 March 2012, Hui was arrested by the Independent Commission Against Corruption on suspicion of corruption involving property magnates Thomas and Raymond Kwok of Hong Kong"s third richest family.
On 19 December 2014, Hui was convicted of five counts of misconduct in public office after a 128-day jury trial in Hong Kong. He was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison and ordered to return bribery money of 11.182 million Hong Kong dollars.
Achievements
Membership
Afterward, He was Deputy Secretary-General in the former The Office of the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils (UMELCO) from 1985 to 1986, Deputy Secretary for Economic Services from 1986 to 1990 (under Anson Chan), Deputy Secretary for Works from 1990 to 1991, when he was appointed Director, New Airport Projects Company-ordination Office. In 2004, he became the Honorary Secretary of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Limited. and a member of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Limited. He resigned all these posts when he assumed office as the Chief Secretary for Administration.
