The Secretary for Environment and Ecology () 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 environment protection 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 city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
. The position was created most recently in 2007 as the Secretary for the Environment to replace portions of the previous portfolio 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 ...
.
On 1 July 2022, the position renamed with the absorption of the food and environmental hygiene portfolio from the Secretary for Food and Health.
The position was renamed various times to include different portfolios, including Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works (), who heads the
Environment, Transport and Works Bureau
The Environment, Transport and Works Bureau (ETWB) was formerly a policy bureau of the Hong Kong Government in existence from 2002 to 2007. It was responsible for:
*Environmental protection
*Transport
*Public works
*Waste management
The bureau w ...
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- ...
, responsible for public works projects, transport related issues and environmental protection.
List of office holders
Political party:
Secretaries for the Environment, 1973–1981
Secretaries for Lands and Works, 1981–1989
Secretaries for Planning, Environment and Lands, 1989–1997
Secretaries for Planning, Environment and Lands, 1997–1999
; Planning affairs were handled by the
Secretary for Planning and Lands The Secretary for Planning and Lands () was a ministerial position in the Hong Kong Government, responsible for urban planning policy and the management and selling of public lands. The position was created on 1 January 2000 to take over some duties ...
between 2000 and 2002.
Secretaries for the Environment and Food, 2000–2002
Secretaries for the Environment, Transport and Works, 2002–2007
Secretaries for the Environment, 2007–2022
Secretaries for Environment and Ecology, 2022–present
See also
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Public Works Department (Hong Kong) The Public Works Department (PWD) is a former department of the Government of Hong Kong.
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 ...
References
External links
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Environment
Environment most often refers to:
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* Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally
* Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...
Environment ministers