Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development

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Central People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holderStephen Ip
Secretary for Economic Services
Frederick Ma
Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development
Formation1 July 1997
1 July 2007
SalaryHK$4,021,200 per annum[1]
WebsiteCEDB
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Hanyu Pinyin
Shāngwù jí Jīngjìfā​zhǎn Jú Kúzhǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSēung mouh kahp gīng jai faat jín guhk guhk jéung
JyutpingSoeng1 mou6 kap6 ging1 zai3 faat3 zin2 guk6 guk6 zoeng2

The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development heads the

Secretary for Economic Development and Labour
.

The predecessor, Secretary for Trade and Industry (

Secretary for Information Technology and Broadcasting
.

List of office holders

Secretaries for Trade and Industry, 1982–1997

No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1 William Dorward
杜華
August 1982 February 1983 Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)
2 Eric Peter Ho
何鴻鑾
February 1983 1987
Sir
David Wilson

(1987–1992)
3 Hamish Macleod
麥高樂
1987 1989
4 John Chan
陳祖澤
1989 1991
5 Brian Chau
周德熙
20 May 1991 November 1995
Chris Patten
(1992–1997)
6 Denise Yue
俞宗怡
November 1995 30 June 1997

Secretaries for Trade and Industry, 1997–2000

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1
Denise Yue Chung-yee

俞宗怡
1 July 1997 30 March 1998 272 days Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
1
2 Brian Chau Tak-hay
周德熙
31 March 1998 30 June 2000 2 years, 121 days

Secretaries for Commerce and Industry, 2000–2002

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1
Brian Chau Tak-hay

周德熙
1 July 2000 30 June 2002 1 year, 364 days Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
1
[4]

Secretaries for Commerce, Industry and Technology, 2002–2007

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1
Henry Tang Ying-yen

唐英年
1 July 2002 3 August 2003 1 year, 364 days Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
2
John Tsang Chun-wah
曾俊華
4 August 2003 24 January 2006 2 years, 173 days
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)
2
Joseph Wong Wing-ping
王永平
24 January 2006 30 June 2007 1 year, 157 days

Secretaries for Commerce and Economic Development, 2007–present

Political party:   

(DAB)

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1
Frederick Ma Si-hang

馬時亨
1 July 2007 11 July 2008 1 year, 10 days Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)
3
2
Rita Lau Ng Wai-lan

劉吳惠蘭
12 July 2008 13 April 2011 2 years, 275 days
3
Gregory So Kam-leung

蘇錦樑
28 June 2011 30 June 2017 6 years, 2 days
Leung Chun-ying
(2012–2017)
4
4
Edward Yau Tang-wah

邱騰華
1 July 2017 30 June 2022 5 years, 0 days Carrie Lam
(2017–2022)
5
5 Algernon Yau Ying-wah
丘應樺
1 July 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 298 days
John Lee

(2022–present)
6

References

  1. ^ "Remuneration package for Politically Appointed Officials serving in fifth-term HKSAR Government". Government of Hong Kong. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ "1997 Policy Address - Trade and Industry Bureau". Hong Kong: HKSAR Government. 1997. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Reorganisation of Trade and Industry Bureau and Its Supporting Departments" (PDF). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Legislative Council. 2000–2001. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Declaration of Change of Titles (Trade and Industry Bureau, Secretary for Trade and Industry, Trade Department, Director-General of Trade, Deputy Director-General of Trade and Assistant Director-General of Trade) Notice 2000". Hong Kong eLegislation.

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