Kitty Poon

Dr Kitty Poon Kit is one of the undersecretaries appointed by the Government of Hong Kong in 2008.

Education

Poon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University, a in International Affairs from the Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Government and Public Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Research Interests

*Political transition in Hong Kong
*Political transition in comparative perspective
*Public administration in Asian countries
*Civil service reform and policy-making in contemporary China

Career

She joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in August 2005 and was promoted in 2006 to her current post as an Assistant Professor of the Department of Applied Social Sciences. She is a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit and a council member of the Hong Kong Political Science Association. Poon is also a columnist for the ''South China Morning Post''.

Undersecretary

In 2008 she was nominated Undersecretary for the Environment Bureau under the 2008 Political Appointments System. She had to renounce her United States citizenship as a result of the public furore.