He joined the Administrative Service in August 1985. He served in many bureaux and departments, including the City and New Territories Administration, the
Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority, the
Legal Department, the
Central Policy Unit, the former Trade and Industry Branch, the Business and Services Promotion Unit, the Economic Services Bureau, the
Security Bureau and the former
Economic Development and Labour Bureau. He was appointed to the
Secretary for Development in July 2017 of
Chief Executive Carrie Lam's administration. In October 2022, after
John Lee's policy address, Wong was asked about criticism that the government was playing with numbers and introducing a new index to give the appearance of lower public housing wait times, and Wong dismissed such criticism. In September 2023, after the launch of the "Night Vibes Hong Kong" campaign to increase economic activity in the evenings, Wong said the government did not find it best to "quantify" the campaign's effects. == Personal life ==