Chief Secretary for Administration
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| Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | |
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| Đặc khu hành chính Hồng Kông chính vụ tư cục trưởng | |
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| Government Secretariat of Hong Kong Government of Hong Kong | |
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| Member of | |
| Reports to | Legislative Council |
| Residence | Victoria House, 15 Barker Road,Victoria Peak |
| Nominator | Chief Executive |
| Appointer | State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| Term length | No longer than the Chief Executive's remaining term |
| Constituting instrument | Hong Kong Basic Law |
| Inaugural holder | Anson Chan |
| Formation | 1 July 1997 |
| Salary | HK$4,500,000 annually[1] |
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TheChief Secretary for Administration,commonly known as theChief Secretary of Hong Kong,is the most seniorprincipal officialof theGovernment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.The Chief Secretary is head of theGovernment Secretariatwhich oversees the administration of the Region to which all otherministersbelong, and isaccountablefor his or her policies and actions to theChief Executiveand to theLegislative Council.Under Article 53 of theBasic Law,the position is known as "Administrative Secretary".As the second highest ranking public official in Hong Kong, the Chief Secretary acts as Acting Chief Executive when the Chief Executive is absent.
The Chief Secretary formulates and implements governmentpolicy,gives advice to the Chief Executive as a member of theExecutive Council,and is responsible for managing the Government's relationship with the Legislative Council and drawing up the Government's legislative programme. The office ( “Department of Administration” per Article 60 of the Basic Law) also exercises certain statutory functions, such as the handling of appeals from designated public bodies.[2]
Prior to thetransfer of sovereignty over Hong Kongin 1997, the office was known simply as "Chief Secretary"(Chinese:Bố Chính Tư;Cantonese Yale:Boujingsī), and before 27 August 1976, "Colonial Secretary"(Chinese:Phụ chính tư;Cantonese Yale:Fuhjingsī).[3][4][5]Until the introduction of thePrincipal Officials Accountability Systemin 2002, the Chief Secretary was acivil serviceposition, and in this capacity, the head of the public service. In 2005,Henry Tangbecame the first person who has not been a civil servant to be appointed to the office of the Chief Secretary.[citation needed]
From the 1870s to 1902 the Colonial Secretary was thede factoLieutenant Governor of Hong Kongwhich was once held by the Commander ofBritish Forces in Hong Kongbefore 1870s when the post was not lapsed from power. After 1902 the title disappeared from use as the second highest post was transferred to the Colonial Secretary and later, Chief Secretary.[citation needed]
List of Chief Secretaries of Hong Kong[edit]
Colonial Secretaries, 1843–1941[edit]
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Governor | Ref | |
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| 1 | 
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George Alexander Malcolm Ma cung |
26 June 1843 | 29 August 1843 | SirHenry Pottinger (1843–1844) |
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| 2 | 
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SirFrederick Wright-Bruce Bặc lỗ tư |
9 February 1843 | 1846 | [6] | |
| SirJohn Francis Davis (1843–1848) |
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| 3 | 
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William Caine William · kiên |
3 September 1846 | 12 April 1854 | [7] | |
| SirGeorge Bonham (1848–1854) |
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| 4 | 
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William Thomas Mercer Tư sa |
13 April 1854 | 14 May 1868 | SirJohn Bowring (1854–1859) |
[8] |
| SirHercules Robinson (1859–1865) |
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| SirRichard MacDonnell (1866–1872) |
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| 5 | 
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John Gardiner Austin Kha sĩ điện |
7 May 1868 | 4 April 1878 | [9] | |
| SirArthur Kennedy (1872–1877) |
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| SirJohn Pope Hennessy (1877–1882) |
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| 6 | 
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William Henry Marsh Mã sư |
3 January 1879 | 10 June 1887 | ||
| SirGeorge Bowen (1883–1887) |
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| 7 | 
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Frederick Stewart Sử chiêu vực |
5 October 1887 | 6 October 1889 | SirWilliam Des Voeux (1887–1891) |
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| 8 |
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Francis Fleming Cuộn phim minh |
17 January 1890 | 26 February 1892 | ||
| SirWilliam Robinson (1891–1898) |
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| 9 | 
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G. T. M. O'Brien Kha bố liền |
11 March 1892 | 30 April 1895 | ||
| 10 | 
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SirStewart Lockhart Lạc khắc |
26 March 1895 | 23 April 1902 | ||
| SirHenry Arthur Blake (1898–1903) |
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| 11 | SirFrancis Henry May Mai hàm lý |
14 May 1902 | 30 April 1911 | [10][11] | ||
| SirMatthew Nathan (1904–1907) |
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| SirFrederick Lugard (1907–1912) |
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| 12 |
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Warren Delabere Barnes Ban sĩ |
7 June 1911 | 28 October 1911 | [12] | |
| 13 | SirClaud Severn Thi huân |
22 February 1912 | 14 November 1925 | |||
| SirFrancis Henry May (1912–1918) |
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| SirReginald Stubbs (1919–1925) |
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| 14 | 
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SirThomas Southorn Tu đốn |
1 May 1925 | 23 March 1936 | SirCecil Clementi (1925–1930) |
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| SirWilliam Peel (1930–1935) |
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| SirAndrew Caldecott (1935–1937) |
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| 15 | 
|
Norman Lockhart Smith Sử mỹ |
26 November 1936 | 8 December 1941 | ||
| SirGeoffry Northcote (1937–1941) |
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| SirMark Aitchison Young (1941) |
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| 16 | 
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SirFranklin Gimson Chiêm tốn |
8 December 1941 | 25 December 1941 | ||
Colonial Secretaries, 1946–1976[edit]
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Governor | Ref | |
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| 17 | 
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David Mercer MacDougall Mạch nói cao |
1 May 1946 | 11 May 1949 | 2 years, 344 days | SirMark Aitchison Young (1946–1947) |
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| SirAlexander Grantham (1947–1957) | |||||||
| 18 | 
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John Fearns Nicoll Liệt cáo |
25 May 1949 | 23 January 1952 | 2 years, 243 days | ||
| 19 |
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SirRobert Brown Black Bách lập cơ |
20 February 1952 | 30 March 1955 | 3 years, 38 days | ||
| 20 |
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Edgeworth Beresford David Mang duy đức |
4 May 1955 | 24 January 1958 | 2 years, 265 days | [13] | |
| SirRobert Brown Black (1958–1964) | |||||||
| 21 |
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Claude Bramall Burgess Bạch gia khi |
24 January 1958 | 10 March 1963 | 5 years, 46 days | [13][14][15] | |
| 22 |
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Edmund Brinsley Teesdale Mang tư đức |
11 March 1963 | 28 March 1965 | 2 years, 18 days | [15][16] | |
| SirDavid Trench (1964–1971) | |||||||
| 23 |
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SirMichael Gass Kỳ tế khi |
4 September 1965 | 22 January 1969 | 3 years, 141 days | [17][18] | |
| 24 |
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SirHugh Norman-Walker La nhạc dân |
29 March 1969 | 29 September 1973 | 4 years, 185 days | [19] | |
| SirMurray MacLehose (1971–1982) | |||||||
| 25 |
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SirDenys Roberts La bật khi |
30 September 1973 | 26 August 1976 | 2 years, 332 days | [20][4] | |
Chief Secretaries, 1976–1997[edit]
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Governor | Ref | |
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| 1 |
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SirDenys Roberts La bật khi |
27 August 1976 | 2 October 1978 | 2 years, 37 days | SirMurray MacLehose (1971–1982) |
[4][21] |
| 2 |
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SirJack Cater Cơ đạt |
3 October 1978 | 19 November 1981 | 3 years, 48 days | [21][22] | |
| 3 |
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SirPhilip Haddon-Cave Hạ đỉnh cơ |
20 November 1981 | 9 June 1985 | 3 years, 202 days | [22][23] | |
| SirEdward Youde (1982–1986) | |||||||
| 4 |
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SirDavid Akers-Jones Chung dật kiệt |
10 June 1985 | 11 February 1987 | 1 year, 247 days | [23][24] | |
| 5 |
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SirDavid Robert Ford Hoắc đức |
12 February 1987 | 28 November 1993 | 6 years, 290 days | SirDavid Wilson (1987–1992) |
[24][25] |
| Chris Patten (1992–1997) | |||||||
| 6 | 
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Anson Chan Trần phương sống yên ổn |
29 November 1993 | 30 June 1997 | 3 years, 214 days | [25] | |
Chief Secretaries for Administration, 1997–present[edit]
Political party:Nonpartisan
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
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| 1 |
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Anson Chan Trần phương sống yên ổn |
1 July 1997 | 30 April 2001 | 3 years, 304 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) |
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| 2 | 
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Donald Tsang Yam-kuen Từng ấm quyền |
1 May 2001 | 31 May 2005[a] | 4 years, 31 days | |||
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| 3 | 
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Rafael Hui Si-yan Hứa sĩ nhân |
30 June 2005 | 30 June 2007 | 2 years, 0 days | Donald Tsang (2005–2012) |
2 | |
| 4 | 
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Henry Tang Ying-yen Đường tráng niên |
1 July 2007 | 30 September 2011[b] | 4 years, 91 days | 3 | ||
| 5 | 
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Stephen Lam Sui-lung Lâm thụy lân |
30 September 2011 | 30 June 2012 | 275 days | |||
| 6 | 
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Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor Lâm Trịnh Nguyệt Nga |
1 July 2012 | 16 January 2017[c] | 4 years, 200 days | Leung Chun-ying (2012–2017) |
4 | [26][27] |
| 7 | 
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Matthew Cheung Kin-chung Trương kiến tông |
16 January 2017 | 25 June 2021 | 4 years, 161 days | [28] | ||
| Carrie Lam (2017–2022) |
5 | |||||||
| 8 | 
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John Lee Ka-chiu Lý gia siêu |
25 June 2021 | 7 April 2022[d] | 287 days | [29] | ||
| 9 | 
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Eric Chan Kwok-ki Trần quốc cơ |
1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years and 17 days | John Lee (2022–present) |
6 | [30] |
- ^Resigned on 25 May 2005, with effect from 1 June 2005,Michael Suenserved as acting Chief Secretary between 25 May and 30 June 2005.
- ^Resigned on 28 September 2011, with effect from 30 September 2011,Michael Suenserved as acting Chief Secretary between 28 and 30 September 2011.
- ^Resigned on 12 January 2017, with effect from 16 January 2017,Matthew Cheungserved as acting Chief Secretary from 13 to 16 January 2017.
- ^Resigned on 6 April 2022, with effect from 7 April 2022; Position vacant until 1 July 2022.
Residence[edit]
The Chief Secretary resides at an official residence at 15 Barker Road, The Peak, Hong Kong, which is also known asVictoria House and Victoria Flats.
See also[edit]
- Hong Kong Government
- Government departments and agencies in Hong Kong
- Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)
- Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)
- Secretary for Education and Manpower
- Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food
- Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong- second in command from 1843 to 1870s
References[edit]
- General
- Choa, Gerald H. (2000)."Appendix II: Colonial Secretaries of Hong Kong, 1843–1912".The Life and Times of Sir Kai Ho Kai: A Prominent Figure in Nineteenth-Century Hong Kong(2nd ed.). Hong Kong: Chinese University Press. p. 274.ISBN978-962-201-873-0.OCLC44267286.
- Specific
- ^"Remuneration package for Politically Appointed Officials serving in fifth-term HKSAR Government".Hong Kong Government.
- ^Chief Secretary's Office, Hong Kong Government
- ^"Civil Service Bureau - Search Glossary of Terms Commonly Used in Government Departments".csb.gov.hk.Retrieved25 March2024.
- ^abc"Colonial Secretary (Change of Title) Notice 1976 L.N. 226 of 1976".Regulation of Hong Kong 1976:B1109. 25 August 1976.
- ^Roberts, Denys(18 April 2006).Another Disaster: Hong Kong Sketches.The Radcliffe Press.ISBN9781845111120.
- ^"No. 20315".The London Gazette.9 February 1844. p. 442.
- ^"No. 20709".The London Gazette.26 February 1847. p. 834.
- ^"No. 21635".The London Gazette.1 December 1854. p. 3909.
- ^"No. 23353".The London Gazette.18 February 1868. p. 772.
- ^"No. 27423".The London Gazette.8 April 1902. p. 2334.
- ^Clementi, Cecil(1912)."General Observations"(PDF).Hong Kong Annual Report (1911).p. 24.Retrieved5 October2014.
- ^"Death of Mr. W.D.Barnes".The Straits Times.Singapore. 30 October 1911. p. 7.Retrieved3 October2014.
- ^ab"No. 134 of 1958".Hong Kong Government Gazette Extraordinary.100:223. 24 January 1958.
- ^"No. 716 of 1959".Hong Kong Government Gazette.101:1360. 29 May 1959.
- ^ab"G.N. 469 of 1963".Hong Kong Government Gazette Extraordinary.105:629. 13 March 1963.
- ^"G.N. 733 of 1965".Hong Kong Government Gazette.107:1012. 26 March 1965.
- ^"G.N. 2159 of 1965".Hong Kong Government Gazette Extraordinary.107.4 September 1965.
- ^"G.N. 146 of 1969".Hong Kong Government Gazette.111:168. 24 January 1969.
- ^"G.N. (E.) 10 of 1969".Hong Kong Government Gazette Extraordinary.111:9. 29 March 1969.
- ^"G.N. 2559 of 1973".Hong Kong Government Gazette.115:3839. 3 October 1973.
- ^ab"G.N. 2536 of 1978".Hong Kong Government Gazette.120:2887. 6 October 1978.
- ^ab"G.N. 3410 of 1981".Hong Kong Government Gazette.123:4156.
- ^ab"G.N. 1875 of 1985".Hong Kong Government Gazette.127:2626. 14 June 1985.
- ^ab"G.N. 440 of 1987".Hong Kong Government Gazette.129:667. 13 February 1987.
- ^ab"G.N. 440 of 1993".Hong Kong Government Gazette.134:6073. 3 December 1993.
- ^"New team of Principal Officials appointed (with photos)".info.gov.hk.Retrieved25 March2024.
- ^"CE receives CS' resignation".info.gov.hk.Retrieved25 March2024.
- ^"New team of Principal Officials appointed (with photos)".info.gov.hk.Retrieved25 March2024.
- ^"Government announces appointment and removal of Principal Officials (with photos)".info.gov.hk.Retrieved25 March2024.
- ^"Principal Officials of Sixth-term HKSAR Government appointed (with photos)".info.gov.hk.Retrieved25 March2024.
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