title: Margaret Fong
text: # Margaret Fong
  
  Margaret Fong Shun-man (Chinese: 方舜文; born 8 December 1962), is the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and is responsible for the HKTDC's worldwide operations.
  
  ## Education
  
  Miss Fong graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a BA in English Literature and then attended Oxford University.
  
  ## Civil service
  
  She joined the civil service in August 1985 and rose to her present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in April 2008. Miss Fong has served in a number of bureaux and departments, including:
  
  * the former Administrative Service and Information Branch
  * the former City and New Territories Administration
  * the former Government House
  * the former Finance Branch
  * the former Constitutional Affairs Branch
  
  Miss Fong has also served in a number of senior positions in recent years, including:
  
  * Deputy Director-General, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs, Washington (August 1997 to September 1999)
  * Deputy Secretary for Transport (later retitled Deputy Secretary for Environment, Transport and Works (Transport)) (October 1999 to June 2004)
  * Director-General, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs, Washington (August 2004 to July 2006)
  * Commissioner for Economic & Trande Affairs, US (July 2006 to October 2008)
  * Commissioner for Tourism (November 2008 to Dec 2009)
  