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) is the executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was established on 1 July 1997, following the handover of Hong Kong. ...

, which is responsible for economic development 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 renamed to the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour () after nearly thirty years. The new position headed the

Economic Development and Labour Bureau The Economic Development and Labour Bureau (), headed by the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour, was responsible for economic development and labour issues in the Hong Kong Government. It was abolished on 1 July 2007, with its function ...

and was created together with the introduction of

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on 1 July 2002, by merging the positions with the labour portfolio of

Secretary for Education and Manpower The Secretary for Education is a principal official in the Hong Kong Government, who heads the Education Bureau (EDB). The current office holder is Christine Choi. History The position of Secretary for Education and Manpower was set up in ...

. After POAS was introduced all secretaries are members of the Executive Council. 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 Commerce and Economic Development Bureau is a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for policy matters on Hong Kong's external commercial relations, inward investment promotion, intellectual property protection, indust ...

, the

Transport and Housing Bureau The Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) was a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong between 2007 and 2022, responsible for a range of policies such as the internal and external transportation, including air transport, land transport, ...

, and the

Labour and Welfare Bureau The Labour and Welfare Bureau () is a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for employment, labor-development, manpower, human resources management, poverty-reduction, and social welfare in Hong Kong. The bureau is managed ...

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 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 c ...

and

Secretary for Labour and Welfare The Secretary for Labour and Welfare () of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for labour and social welfare policy in Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for Economic Devel ...

after 2007.

References

Economic Services

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