From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
Secretary for Environment and Ecology
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Hong Kong |
| Special Administrative Region | |
| Secretary for Environment and Ecology | |
| 環境及生態局局長 | |
| insignia | Regional Emblem of Hong Kong.svg |
| insigniacaption | Emblem of Hong Kong |
| department | Environment and Ecology Bureau |
| image | {{CSS image crop |
| Image | Principal Officials of Sixth-term HKSAR Government 20220619 voa.jpg |
| bSize | 3999 |
| cWidth | 180 |
| cHeight | 240 |
| oTop | 1300 |
| oLeft | 2490 |
| Location | center |
| incumbent | Tse Chin-wan |
| incumbentsince | 1 July 2022 |
| style | The Honourable |
| appointer | Central People's Government |
| nomination by Chief Executive | |
| inaugural | Gordon Siu |
| Secretary for Planning, the Environment and Lands | |
| Edward Yau | |
| Secretary for the Environment | |
| formation | 1 July 1997 |
| 1 July 2007 | |
| salary | HK$4,021,200 per annum |
| website | EEB |
Special Administrative Region](hong-kong-special-administrative-region) Secretary for Environment and Ecology 環境及生態局局長 nomination by Chief Executive Secretary for Planning, the Environment and Lands Edward Yau Secretary for the Environment 1 July 2007
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology () of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for environment protection policy in Hong Kong. The position was created most recently in 2007 as the Secretary for the Environment to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works.
On 1 July 2022, the position renamed with the absorption of the food and environmental hygiene portfolio from the Secretary for Food and Health.
The position was renamed various times to include different portfolios, including Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works (), who heads the Environment, Transport and Works Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, responsible for public works projects, transport related issues and environmental protection.
List of office holders
Political party:
Secretaries for the Environment, 1973–1981
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Governor | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:No image.svg | 80px]] | James Jeavons Robson | ||
| 盧秉信 | June 1973 | June 1976 | Sir Murray MacLehose | ||
| (1971–1982) | |||||
| 2 | [[File:No image.svg | 80px]] | Derek Jones | ||
| 鍾信 | June 1976 | August 1981 |
Secretaries for Lands and Works, 1981–1989
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Governor | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:No image.svg | 80px]] | David Wylie McDonald | ||||
| 麥德霖 | September 1981 | July 1983 | Sir Murray MacLehose | ||||
| (1971–1982) | |||||||
| Sir Edward Youde | |||||||
| (1982–1986) | |||||||
| 2 | [[File:No image.svg | 80px]] | Chan Nai-keong | ||||
| 陳乃強 | July 1983 | 15 August 1986 | title=G.N. 2930 of 1986 | journal=Hong Kong Government Gazette | date=29 August 1986 | volume=128 | pages=3966, 4048}} |
| 3 | [[File:No image.svg | 80px]] | Graham Barnes | ||||
| 班禮士 | 16 August 1986 | 31 August 1989 | |||||
| Sir David Wilson | |||||||
| (1987–1992) |
Secretaries for Planning, Environment and Lands, 1989–1997
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Governor | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:No image.svg | 80px]] | Graham Barnes | ||
| 班禮士 | 1 September 1989 | 31 March 1992 | Sir David Wilson | ||
| (1987–1992) | |||||
| 2 | [[File:No image.svg | 80px]] | Anthony Gordon Eason | ||
| 伊信 | 1 April 1992 | May 1995 | |||
| Chris Patten | |||||
| (1992–1997) | |||||
| 3 | [[File:No image.svg | 80px]] | Bowen Joseph Leung | ||
| 梁寶榮 | 15 May 1995 | 30 June 1997 |
Secretaries for Planning, Environment and Lands, 1997–1999
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan}} align=center | 1 | [[File:No image.svg | 80px]] | Bowen Joseph Leung Po-wing | |||
| 梁寶榮 | 1 July 1997 | 14 November 1998 | Tung Chee-hwa | ||||
| (1997–2005) | 1 | ||||||
| Nonpartisan}} align=center | 2 | [[File:No image.svg | 80px]] | Gordon Siu Kwing-chue | |||
| 蕭炯柱 | 21 January 1999 | 31 December 1999 |
; Planning affairs were handled by the Secretary for Planning and Lands between 2000 and 2002.
Secretaries for the Environment and Food, 2000–2002
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan}} align=center | 1 | [[File:No image.svg | 80px]] | Lily Yam Kwan Pui-ying | |||
| 任關佩英 | 1 July 2000 | 30 June 2002 | Tung Chee-hwa | ||||
| (1997–2005) | 1 |
Secretaries for the Environment, Transport and Works, 2002–2007
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan}} align=center | 1 | [[File:No image.svg | 80px]] | Sarah Liao Sau-tung | |||
| 廖秀冬 | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2007 | Tung Chee-hwa | ||||
| (1997–2005) | 2 | ||||||
| Donald Tsang | |||||||
| (2005–2012) | 2 |
Secretaries for the Environment, 2007–2022
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan}} align=center | 1 | [[File:Edward Yau.jpg | 80px]] | Edward Yau Tang-wah | |||
| 邱騰華 | 1 July 2007 | 30 June 2012 | Donald Tsang | ||||
| (2005–2012) | 3 | ||||||
| Nonpartisan}} align=center rowspan=2 | 2 | [[File:KS Wong 1.jpg | 80px]] | Wong Kam-sing | |||
| 黃錦星 | 1 July 2012 | 30 June 2022 | Leung Chun-ying | ||||
| (2012–2017) | 4 | ||||||
| Carrie Lam | |||||||
| (2017–2022) | 5 |
Secretaries for Environment and Ecology, 2022–present
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan}} align=center | 1 | [[File:謝展寰 20230413 (cropped).jpg | 106x106px]] | Tse Chin-wan | |||
| 謝展寰 | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | John Lee | ||||
| (2022–present) | 6 |
References
References
- (12 December 2016). "Remuneration package for Politically Appointed Officials serving in fifth-term HKSAR Government".
- (29 August 1986). "G.N. 2930 of 1986". Hong Kong Government Gazette.
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about Secretary for Environment and Ecology — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report