Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
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.
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Secretary for the Commerce and Economic Development 商務及經濟發展局局長 | |
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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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| Traditional Chinese | 商務及經濟發展局局長 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 商务及经济发展局局长 | ||||||||||||
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The predecessor, Secretary for Trade and Industry (Chinese: 工商局局長), 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.[2] It was renamed and re-organised as the Secretary for Commerce and Industry in 2000,[3] and replaced by the Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology (Chinese: 工商及科技局局長) in 2002, with new responsibilities of technology sectors after merging with Secretary for Information Technology and Broadcasting.
List of office holders
editSecretaries for Trade and Industry, 1982–1997
edit| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Governor | Ref | |
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| 1 |  |
William Dorward 杜華 |
August 1982 | February 1983 | Sir Edward Youde (1982–1986) |
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Eric Peter Ho 何鴻鑾 |
February 1983 | 1987 | ||
| Sir David Wilson (1987–1992) |
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| 3 | |
Hamish Macleod 麥高樂 |
1987 | 1989 | ||
| 4 | |
John Chan 陳祖澤 |
1989 | 1991 | ||
| 5 |
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Brian Chau 周德熙 |
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 周德熙 |
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 周德熙 |
1 July 2000 | 30 June 2002 | 1 year, 364 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) |
1 | [4] |
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 唐英年 |
1 July 2002 | 3 August 2003 | 1 year, 364 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) |
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| John Tsang Chun-wah曾俊華 | 4 August 2003 | 24 January 2006 | 2 years, 173 days | |||||
| Donald Tsang (2005–2012) |
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| Joseph Wong Wing-ping王永平 | 24 January 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 1 year, 157 days | |||||
Secretaries for Commerce and Economic Development, 2007–present
editPolitical 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 馬時亨 |
1 July 2007 | 11 July 2008 | 1 year, 10 days | Donald Tsang (2005–2012) |
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| 2 |  |
Rita Lau Ng Wai-lan 劉吳惠蘭 |
12 July 2008 | 13 April 2011 | 2 years, 275 days | |||
| 3 |  |
Gregory So Kam-leung 蘇錦樑 |
28 June 2011 | 30 June 2017 | 6 years, 2 days | |||
| Leung Chun-ying (2012–2017) |
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Edward Yau Tang-wah 邱騰華 |
1 July 2017 | 30 June 2022 | 5 years, 0 days | Carrie Lam (2017–2022) |
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Algernon Yau Ying-wah 丘應樺 |
1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 150 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.