The Secretary for Development of the

Hong Kong Government The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government) is the Executive (government), executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was established on 1 July 1997, following the ...

is responsible for planning,

land development Land development is the alteration of landscape in any number of ways, such as: * Changing landforms from a natural or semi-natural state for a purpose such as agriculture or House, housing * subdivision (land), Subdividing real estate into Lot ( ...

and public works related development policy in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolios of Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works and Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands.

List of office holders

Political party:

Surveyor General, 1842–1891

Directors of Public Works, 1891–1941

Directors of Public Works, 1946–1981

; Development issues were handled by Secretary for Lands and Works between 1981 and 1989.

Secretaries for Works, 1989–1997

Secretaries for Works, 1997–2002

; Development issues were handled by Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works between 2002 and 2007.

Secretaries for Development, 2007–present

References

External links

Organisation chart of Hong Kong Government
{{Development Bureau (Hong Kong) Positions of the Hong Kong Government, Development Land management ministries