Secretary for Economic Services

The Secretary for Economic Services (Chinese: 經濟司 and later 經濟局局長) was a minister position in the Government of Hong Kong, which is responsible for economic development in Hong Kong. The position was renamed to the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour (Chinese: 經濟發展及勞工局) 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.

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
No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Derek Jones
鍾信		November 1973September 1976Sir Murray MacLehose
(1971–1982)
2David Jeaffreson
謝法新		September 1976September 1982
Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)
3Piers Jacobs
翟克誠		September 198212 January 1986[1]
4John Francis Yaxley
易誠禮		27 January 19868 March 1987[2][3]
5Anson Chan
陳方安生		23 March 1987April 1993Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)		[4]
Chris Patten
(1992–1997)
6Gordon Siu
蕭炯柱		19931996
7Stephen Ip
葉澍堃		June 199630 June 1997

Secretaries for Economic Services, 1997–2002
No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Stephen Ip Shu-kwan
葉澍堃		1 July 199730 June 20002 years, 365 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)		1
2Sandra Birch Lee Suk-yee
李淑儀		1 July 200030 June 20021 year, 364 days

Secretaries for Economic Development and Labour, 2002–2007
No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Stephen Ip Shu-kwan
葉澍堃		1 July 200230 June 20074 years, 364 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)		2
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)		2
Economic and labour affairs were handled by, respectively, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development and Secretary for Labour and Welfare after 2007.

References
  1. "G.N. 178 of 1986". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 129: 258, 313.
  2. "G.N. 348 of 1986". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 129: 486. 31 January 1986.
  3. "G.N. 798 of 1987". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 130: 1191, 1233. 13 March 1987.
  4. "G.N. 955 of 1987". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 132: 1373, 1480. 10 March 1989.


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