The Secretary for Economic Services ( and later ) was a minister position in the
Government of Hong Kong
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-Br ...
, which is responsible for economic development in
Hong Kong. The position was renamed to the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour () after nearly thirty years. The new position headed the
Economic Development and Labour Bureau and was created together with the introduction of
Principal Officials Accountability System on 1 July 2002, by merging the positions with the labour portfolio of
Secretary for Education and Manpower. After POAS was introduced all secretaries are members of the
Executive Council Executive Council may refer to:
Government
* Executive Council (Commonwealth countries), a constitutional organ that exercises executive power and advises the governor
* Executive Council of Bern, the government of the Swiss canton of Bern
* Ex ...
.
The position was abolished in 2007 when the Economic Development and Labour Bureau was abolished and its functions transferred to the
Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, the
Transport and Housing Bureau, and the
Labour and Welfare Bureau.
List of office holders
Secretaries for Economic Services, 1973–1997
Secretaries for Economic Services, 1997–2002
Secretaries for Economic Development and Labour, 2002–2007
; Economic and labour affairs were handled by, respectively,
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development and
Secretary for Labour and Welfare after 2007.
References
Economic Services
Hong Kong
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