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Transport and Housing Bureau

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Transport and Housing Bureau
Vận thâu cập phòng ốc cục
Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR
Agency overview
Formed2007
Preceding agencies
Dissolved30 June 2022
Superseding agencies
Headquarters22/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2Tim Mei Avenue,Tamar, Hong Kong
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Raymond So, Under Secretary for Transport and Housing
Agency executives
  • Mable Chan, Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)
  • Agnes Wong, Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Housing)/Director of Housing
Child agencies
Website|www.thb.gov.hk/
Transport and Housing Bureau
Traditional ChineseVận thâu cập phòng ốc cục
Simplified ChineseVận thâu cập phòng ốc cục
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYun4 shu1 ji2 fang2 wu1 ju2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWahn syū kahp fòhng ngūk guhk
JyutpingWan6 syu1 kap6 fong4 nguk1 guk6

TheTransport and Housing Bureau(THB) was apolicy bureauof theGovernment of Hong Kongbetween 2007 and 2022, responsible for a range of policies such as the internal and external transportation, including air transport, land transport, maritime transport, logistics and housing development inHong Kong.[1]The bureau was headed by theSecretary for Transport and Housing(STH).

The bureau was formed on 1 July 2007 to take over the transport portfolios previously under the purview of theEnvironment, Transport and Works Bureau,and the public housing portfolios of theHousing, Planning and Lands Bureau.On 1 July 2022, the THB was split up into theTransport and Logistics Bureau(TLB) and theHousing Bureau.

Subordinate entities

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The bureau was divided into two branches, the Transport Branch and the Housing Branch. The following public entities are controlled by the bureau:[2]

Transport

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  • Land and Waterborne Transport
  • Air Services
  • Maritime Transport
  • Logistics Development

Housing

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See also

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References

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