Ms Chan Lai Fung assumed the appointment as Permanent Secretary (Education) in 2012. Prior to her current appointment, Ms Chan was Permanent Secretary (Finance)(Performance) at the Ministry of Finance from 2009 to 2012; and served as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Law from 2006 to 2010. She has also served in various portfolios in the Ministry of Communications and Information, Ministry of Health, Public Service Division of the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of the Environment, and the Ministry of Trade and Industry.