Fanny Law
Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun GBM GBS JP (Chinese: 羅范椒芬; née Fan; born 24 February 1953) is a former non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. She was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.
The Honourable Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun | |
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羅范椒芬 | |
| Non-Official Member of Executive Council of Hong Kong | |
| In office 1 July 2012 – 30 June 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Leung Chun-ying Carrie Lam |
| Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption | |
| In office 31 October 2006 – 30 June 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Wong |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Tong |
| Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower | |
| In office 1 July 2002 – 31 October 2006 | |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Wong |
| Secretary for Education and Manpower | |
| In office 3 July 2000 – 30 June 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Wong |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Li |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fan Chiu-fun 24 February 1953 Hong Kong |
| Political party | NPP |
| Spouse | Law In-hong |
| Relations | Henry Fan (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong (BSc) Chinese University of Hong Kong (MEd) Harvard Kennedy School (MPA) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 羅范椒芬 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 罗范椒芬 | ||||||||||||
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Law held the posts of Secretary for Education and Manpower (until 2002), and Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower (until 2006). In late 2006, she was appointed Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption. She resigned from the post following a government inquiry into interference with academic freedom at the Hong Kong Institute of Education while she was Permanent Secretary. However the Court of First Instance held that Law did not violate the institute's right to academic freedom when she contacted academics directly. The judicial review was allowed on 13 March 2009 but this did not affect the commission's findings with regard to their terms of reference.