繁體中文
周麗蓮（Miss Lillian Chow）現任破產管理署署長，是政府律師職系出身的專業首長。她於二〇〇七年三月加入香港政府，任職政府律師，此後一直在法律專業崗位上服務。她在政府律師職系逐級晉升：二〇一〇年十一月獲晉升為高級律師；二〇一七年九月獲委任為助理首席律師；二〇二〇年七月晉升為副首席律師。她曾出任破產管理署助理署長（法律事務），負責督導部門的法律事務工作，累積豐富的清盤及破產法律經驗。二〇二五年三月三十一日，她接替麥錦羅出任破產管理署署長。
破產管理署負責執行與破產及清盤相關的法律程序，包括處理破產及強制清盤個案、變賣及分配資產、監管清盤人及受託人、調查欺詐或不當行為，以及為無力償債人士提供意見；該署亦負責監管私人清盤人及受託人的工作，並就清盤及破產事宜向法院、債權人及公眾提供協助，以及管理個案中的資產變現及分配，確保程序依法進行。政府律師職系負責為各決策局及部門提供法律意見、草擬法例及處理訴訟等工作，周麗蓮長期處理與公司法、清盤及破產相關的法律事務，熟悉相關法定程序及民事訴訟，在該職系服務多年，累積豐富的公共法律經驗。作為署長，她統籌部門運作，督導破產及清盤個案的處理、法律事務及資產管理工作，並負責領導部門執行破產及清盤法例，同時確保部門依法處理各類個案，保障相關人士的權益。她亦須與法院、執業律師及相關持份者保持溝通，確保破產及清盤程序依法進行。她亦負責部門的服務提升、人手管理及與相關持份者的聯繫。
English
Miss Lillian Chow is the Official Receiver of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and a professional director from the Government Counsel grade. She joined the Government as a Government Counsel in March 2007 and has served in legal posts since. She was promoted to Senior Counsel in November 2010, appointed Assistant Principal Counsel in September 2017 and promoted to Deputy Principal Counsel in July 2020. She served as Assistant Official Receiver (Legal Affairs), overseeing the department's legal work and gaining extensive experience in insolvency and winding-up law. On 31 March 2025 she succeeded Mak Kam-lo as Official Receiver. The Official Receiver's Office administers the law relating to bankruptcy and compulsory winding-up, including handling bankruptcy and winding-up cases, realising and distributing assets, supervising liquidators and trustees, investigating fraud or misconduct and advising the insolvent, and assists the court, creditors and the public. The Government Counsel grade provides legal advice, drafts legislation and handles litigation for bureaux and departments, and Miss Chow has long dealt with company, insolvency and winding-up matters and civil litigation. As Official Receiver, she heads the office, overseeing the handling of cases, legal affairs and asset management and the enforcement of insolvency law, ensuring cases are handled lawfully and the rights of the parties concerned are protected.
