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Katherine Ng Kit‑shuen (Chinese: 伍潔鏇; born 1974) is a Singaporean‑born lawyer and former Political Assistant to the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.

Biography

Katherine Ng was born in Singapore in 1974 and holds Singaporean nationality. She moved to Hong Kong at age three. She is a third‑generation member of the Ng family, founders of Batzhen Sweet Vinegar, and her father, Ng Kam‑hong, is the Managing Director of Batzhen International Limited.

Ng earned a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Cambridge and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the London School of Economics, then returned to Cambridge for a Master of Laws. She qualified as a solicitor in England in 1998 and in Hong Kong in 1999.

She worked at Reed Smith LLP in London and Hong Kong, then joined Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong as Director of Legal in 2005. She also served as Polling Director for Donald Tsang’s campaigns in the 2005 and 2007 Hong Kong Chief Executive elections.

In 2008, Ng was appointed Political Assistant in Hong Kong’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, serving until mid‑2012.

In 2013, she joined Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and is currently Chief Operating Officer, Listing Division, and Head of Policy and Secretariat Services.

Since December 2018, Ng has served as Chairperson of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute. She is also a Board Member of WWF‑Hong Kong, an advisor to the Our Hong Kong Foundation, and a member of the Aspen Institute and the Academy of Finance.