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Former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Rafael Hui Dies at 77

2/1/2026

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Rafael Hui Si-yan, former chief secretary of Hong Kong, died at 77 after an acute illness at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital.
Hui served as the city’s No. 2 official from 2005 to 2007 and was convicted of misconduct in public office in 2014, resulting in a 7½-year prison sentence.
He accepted nearly HK$20 million from Sun Hung Kai Properties' co-chairman Thomas Kwok and others before his release in December 2019.
Throughout his career, Hui received the Gold Bauhinia Star and the Grand Bauhinia Medal.
He was born on February 8, 1948.

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Rafael Hui Si-yan, former chief secretary of Hong Kong, died at 77 after an acute illness at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital.
Hui served as the city’s No. 2 official from 2005 to 2007 and was convicted of misconduct in public office in 2014, resulting in a 7½-year prison sentence.
He accepted nearly HK$20 million from Sun Hung Kai Properties' co-chairman Thomas Kwok and others before his release in December 2019.
Throughout his career, Hui received the Gold Bauhinia Star and the Grand Bauhinia Medal.
He was born on February 8, 1948.