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
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
The Secretary for Housing () in Hong Kong is responsible for housing related issues. The position was first created in 1973 and re-created in 2022 after renamed to Secretary for Transport and Housing in 2007.
List of office holders
Political par ...
.
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
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 ...
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
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 ...
between 2002 and 2007.
Secretaries for Development, 2007–present
See also
*
Public Works Department (Hong Kong)
The Public Works Department () was a department of the Hong Kong Government.
History
The Public Works Department was founded in 1891, but the structure of the department at that time is reportedly unclear.
The first Director of Public Works w ...
References
External links
Organisation chart of Hong Kong Government
{{Development Bureau (Hong Kong)
Positions of the Hong Kong Government, Development
Land management ministries