Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Secretary for the Commerce and Economic Development | |
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Commerce and Economic Development Bureau | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Central People's Government nomination by Chief Executive |
Inaugural holder | Stephen Ip Secretary for Economic Services Frederick Ma Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development |
Formation | 1 July 1997 1 July 2007 |
Salary | HK$4,021,200 per annum[1] |
Website | CEDB |
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The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development heads the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Government. The Secretary is responsible for promoting commerce and the economic development of Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 by merging the previous portfolios of the Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology and the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour.
The predecessor, Secretary for Trade and Industry (Chinese:
List of office holders[edit]
Secretaries for Trade and Industry, 1982–1997[edit]
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Governor | Ref | |
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1 | William Dorward |
August 1982 | February 1983 | Sir Edward Youde (1982–1986) |
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2 | Eric Peter Ho |
February 1983 | 1987 | |||
Sir David Wilson (1987–1992) |
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3 | Hamish Macleod |
1987 | 1989 | |||
4 | John Chan |
1989 | 1991 | |||
5 | Brian Chau |
20 May 1991 | November 1995 | |||
Chris Patten (1992–1997) |
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6 | Denise Yue 俞宗怡 |
November 1995 | 30 June 1997 |
Secretaries for Trade and Industry, 1997–2000[edit]
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
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1 | Denise Yue Chung-yee 俞宗怡 |
1 July 1997 | 30 March 1998 | 272 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) |
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2 | Brian Chau Tak-hay |
31 March 1998 | 30 June 2000 | 2 years, 121 days |
Secretaries for Commerce and Industry, 2000–2002[edit]
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
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1 | Brian Chau Tak-hay |
1 July 2000 | 30 June 2002 | 1 year, 364 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) |
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Secretaries for Commerce, Industry and Technology, 2002–2007[edit]
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
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1 | Henry Tang Ying-yen |
1 July 2002 | 3 August 2003 | 1 year, 364 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) |
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John Tsang Chun-wah曾俊 |
4 August 2003 | 24 January 2006 | 2 years, 173 days | |||||
Donald Tsang (2005–2012) |
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Joseph Wong Wing-ping |
24 January 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 1 year, 157 days |
Secretaries for Commerce and Economic Development, 2007–present[edit]
Political party: Nonpartisan Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
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1 | Frederick Ma Si-hang |
1 July 2007 | 11 July 2008 | 1 year, 10 days | Donald Tsang (2005–2012) |
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2 | Rita Lau Ng Wai-lan |
12 July 2008 | 13 April 2011 | 2 years, 275 days | ||||
3 | Gregory So Kam-leung |
28 June 2011 | 30 June 2017 | 6 years, 2 days | ||||
Leung Chun-ying (2012–2017) |
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4 | Edward Yau Tang-wah 邱騰 |
1 July 2017 | 30 June 2022 | 5 years, 0 days | Carrie Lam (2017–2022) |
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5 | Algernon Yau Ying-wah |
1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 328 days | John Lee (2022–present) |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Remuneration package for Politically Appointed Officials serving in fifth-term HKSAR Government". Government of Hong Kong. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "1997 Policy Address - Trade and Industry Bureau". Hong Kong: HKSAR Government. 1997. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Reorganisation of Trade and Industry Bureau and Its Supporting Departments" (PDF). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Legislative Council. 2000–2001. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Declaration of Change of Titles (Trade and Industry Bureau, Secretary for Trade and Industry, Trade Department, Director-General of Trade, Deputy Director-General of Trade and Assistant Director-General of Trade) Notice 2000". Hong Kong eLegislation.