The Secretary for the Civil Service is the head of the
Civil Service Bureau 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 ...
. Unlike other secretaries for bureaux, the Secretary for the Civil Service is filled by an administrative officer from the civil service, who may choose to return to the civil service when his term expires. Before
Principal Officials Accountability System
In Hong Kong, the Principal Officials Accountability System ( zh, t=主要官員問責制, labels=no) was introduced by inaugural chief executive Tung Chee Hwa in July 2002. It is a system whereby all principal officials, including the Chie ...
was introduced in 2002, it was a civil service position.
List of office holders
Colonial period, 1973–1997
After handover, 1997–present
Political party:
References
External links
Principal Officials of the Hong Kong SAR government
Civil Service, Secretary for
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