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, refers to the executive authorities of Hong Kong SAR. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino- ...

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 housing * Subdividing real estate into lots, typically for the purpos ...

and public works related development policy in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...

. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolios of

Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works 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 ...

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

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