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Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development

Position of the Hong Kong Government


Position of the Hong Kong Government

FieldValue
postHong Kong
Special Administrative Region
Secretary for the Commerce and Economic Development
商務及經濟發展局局長
insigniaRegional Emblem of Hong Kong.svg
insigniacaptionEmblem of Hong Kong
departmentCommerce and Economic Development Bureau
imageFile:丘應樺 20230710 (cropped).jpg
incumbentAlgernon Yau
incumbentsince1 July 2022
styleThe Honourable
appointerCentral People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
inauguralStephen Ip
Secretary for Economic Services
Frederick Ma
Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development
formation1 July 1997
1 July 2007
salaryHK$4,021,200 per annum
websiteCEDB

Special Administrative Region](hong-kong-special-administrative-region) Secretary for the Commerce and Economic Development 商務及經濟發展局局長 nomination by Chief Executive Secretary for Economic Services Frederick Ma Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development 1 July 2007

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 (), was the head of the Trade and Industry Branch, and later the Trade and Industry Bureau, responsible for securing Hong Kong's access to the world market, helping Hong Kong manufacturers remain competitive in international markets, enhancing the protection of intellectual property rights, and promoting Hong Kong customers' interests. It was renamed and re-organised as the Secretary for Commerce and Industry in 2000, and replaced by the Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology () in 2002, with new responsibilities of technology sectors after merging with Secretary for Information Technology and Broadcasting.

List of office holders

Secretaries for Trade and Industry, 1982–1997

No.PortraitNameTerm of officeGovernorRef
1[[File:No image.svg80px]]William Dorward
杜華August 1982February 1983Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)
2[[File:No image.svg80px]]Eric Peter Ho
何鴻鑾February 19831987
Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)
3[[File:No image.svg80px]]Hamish Macleod
麥高樂19871989
4[[File:No image.svg80px]]John Chan
陳祖澤19891991
5[[File:No image.svg80px]]Brian Chau
周德熙20 May 1991November 1995
Chris Patten
(1992–1997)
6[[File:No image.svg80px]]Denise Yue
俞宗怡November 199530 June 1997

Secretaries for Trade and Industry, 1997–2000

No.PortraitNameTerm of officeDurationChief ExecutiveTermRef
Nonpartisan}} align=center1[[File:No image.svg80px]]Denise Yue Chung-yee
俞宗怡1 July 199730 March 1998Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)1
Nonpartisan}} align=center2[[File:No image.svg80px]]Brian Chau Tak-hay
周德熙31 March 199830 June 2000

Secretaries for Commerce and Industry, 2000–2002

No.PortraitNameTerm of officeDurationChief ExecutiveTermRef
Nonpartisan}} align=center1[[File:No image.svg80px]]Brian Chau Tak-hay
周德熙1 July 200030 June 2002Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)1

Secretaries for Commerce, Industry and Technology, 2002–2007

No.PortraitNameTerm of officeDurationChief ExecutiveTermRef
Nonpartisan}}" align="center"1[[File:No image.svg80px]]Henry Tang Ying-yen
唐英年1 July 20023 August 2003Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)2
John Tsang Chun-wah
曾俊華4 August 200324 January 2006
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)2
Joseph Wong Wing-ping
王永平24 January 200630 June 2007

Secretaries for Commerce and Economic Development, 2007–present

Political party:

No.PortraitNameTerm of officeDurationChief ExecutiveTermRef
Nonpartisan}} align=center1[[File:Frederick Ma.JPG80px]]Frederick Ma Si-hang
馬時亨1 July 200711 July 2008Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)3
Nonpartisan}} align=center2[[File:Rita Lau.jpg80px]]Rita Lau Ng Wai-lan
劉吳惠蘭12 July 200813 April 2011
DABHK}} align=center[[File:Gregory So (cropped).jpg80px]]Gregory So Kam-leung
蘇錦樑28 June 201130 June 2017
Leung Chun-ying
(2012–2017)4
Nonpartisan}} align=center4[[File:Edward Yau.jpg80px]]Edward Yau Tang-wah
邱騰華1 July 201730 June 2022Carrie Lam
(2017–2022)5
Nonpartisan}} align=center5[[File:丘應樺 20230710 (cropped).jpg80px]]Algernon Yau Ying-wah
丘應樺1 July 2022IncumbentJohn Lee
(2022–present)6

References

References

  1. (12 December 2016). "Remuneration package for Politically Appointed Officials serving in fifth-term HKSAR Government".
  2. (1997). "1997 Policy Address - Trade and Industry Bureau". HKSAR Government.
  3. (2000–2001). "Reorganisation of Trade and Industry Bureau and Its Supporting Departments". Hong Kong Legislative Council.
  4. "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".
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