Liao Hui, male, Han nationality, is a native of Huiyang, Guangdong Province. He was born in 1942, graduated from the PLA Military Engineering College in 1965, and joined the CPC the same year.
Liao Hui, the son of Liao Chengzhi, began his career in the PLA as a technician in the Air Force after graduating from the PLA Military Engineering College. He then moved into government, working for the State Council in several capacities, serving as the secretary of the Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs of the State Council and vice-chairman of the Macao SAR Preparatory Committee and then as director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs of the State Council.
He was a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee. He is currently the director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs of the State Council and a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee. He is also a Vice-Chairman of the 11th CPPCC National Committee.