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 created in 2007 by merging the previous portfolios of the Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology and the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour.
The predecessor, Secretary for Trade and Industry (), was the head of the Trade and Industry Branch, and later the Trade and Industry Bureau, responsible for securing Hong Kong's access to the world market, helping Hong Kong manufacturers remain competitive in international markets, enhancing the protection of intellectual property rights, and promoting Hong Kong customers' interests. It was renamed and re-organised as the Secretary for Commerce and Industry in 2000, and replaced by the Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology () in 2002, with new responsibilities of technology sectors after merging with Secretary for Information Technology and Broadcasting.
List of office holders
Secretaries for Trade and Industry, 1982–1997 Portrait Name Term of officeGovernor Ref 1 William Dorward August 1982 February 1983 Sir Edward Youde2Eric Peter HoFebruary 19831987Sir David Wilson 3 Hamish Macleod 1987 1989 4 John Chan 1989 1991 5Brian Chau20 May 1991November 1995 Chris Patten 6 Denise Yue November 1995 30 June 1997
Secretaries for Trade and Industry, 1997–2000 Portrait Name Term of office DurationChief Executive Term Ref 1 Denise Yue Chung-yee 1 July 1997 30 March 1998 Tung Chee-hwa 1 2 Brian Chau Tak-hay 31 March 1998 30 June 2000
Secretaries for Commerce and Industry, 2000–2002 Portrait Name Term of office DurationChief Executive Term Ref 1 Brian Chau Tak-hay 1 July 2000 30 June 2002 Tung Chee-hwa 1
Secretaries for Commerce, Industry and Technology, 2002–2007 Portrait Name Term of office DurationChief Executive Term Ref 1 Henry Tang Ying-yen 1 July 2002 3 August 2003 Tung Chee-hwa 2 John Tsang Chun-wah4 August 200324 January 2006Donald Tsang2Joseph Wong Wing-ping24 January 200630 June 2007
Secretaries for Commerce and Economic Development, 2007–present Political party: Portrait Name Term of office DurationChief Executive Term Ref 1 Frederick Ma Si-hang 1 July 2007 11 July 2008 Donald Tsang 3 2 Rita Lau Ng Wai-lan 12 July 2008 13 April 2011 Gregory So Kam-leung 28 June 2011 30 June 2017 Leung Chun-ying 4 4 Edward Yau Tang-wah 1 July 2017 30 June 2022 Carrie Lam 5 5 Algernon Yau Ying-wah 1 July 2022 Incumbent John Lee 6
References
External links
Organisation chart of Hong Kong Government