Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs

The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs is the head of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, which is responsible for promoting the Basic Law, constitutional affairs, electoral development, and coordinate liaison between the Hong Kong government and the relevant mainland China authorities, as well as to promote various regional cooperation initiatives between Hong Kong and the mainland. Prior to 2007, this post was known as the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs.

Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
政制及內地事務局局長
Incumbent
Erick Tsang
since 22 April 2020
Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCentral People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holderMichael Suen
Secretary for Constitutional Affairs
Stephen Lam
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Formation1 July 1997
1 July 2007
WebsiteCMAB
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Traditional Chinese政制及內地事務局局長
Simplified Chinese政制及内地事务局局长

List of office holders

Political party:   Nonpartisan

Deputy Chief Secretaries, 1985–1989
No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Alan James Scott
施恪		10 June 198522 March 1987Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)		[1][2]
Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)
2John Chan
陳祖澤		23 March 198728 February 1989[2][3]

Secretaries for Constitutional Affairs, 1989–1997
No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Michael Suen
孫明揚		1 March 198929 October 1991Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)		[3][4]
2Michael Sze
施祖祥		30 October 199127 January 1994[4][5]
Chris Patten
(1992–1997)
3Nicholas Ng
吳榮奎		28 January 199430 June 1997[5]

Secretaries for Constitutional Affairs, 1997–2007
No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Nicholas Ng Wing-fui
吳榮奎		1 July 19973 August 199734 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)		1
2Michael Suen Ming-yeung
孫明揚		4 August 199730 June 20024 years, 331 days
3Stephen Lam Sui-lung
林瑞麟		1 July 200230 June 20075 years, 0 days2
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)		2

Secretaries for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, 2007–present
No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Stephen Lam Sui-lung
林瑞麟		1 July 200730 September 20114 years, 91 daysDonald Tsang
(2005–2012)		3
2Raymond Tam Chi-yuen
譚志源		30 September30 June 20175 years, 272 days
Leung Chun-ying
(2012–2017)		4
3Patrick Nip Tak-kuen
聶德權		1 July 201722 April 20202 years, 296 daysCarrie Lam
(2017–present)		5
4Erick Tsang Kwok-wai
曾國衞		22 April 2020Incumbent285 days

References
  1. "G.N. 3478 of 1985". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 132: 4813. 25 October 1985.
  2. "G.N. 955 of 1987". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 132: 1373, 1480. 10 March 1989.
  3. "G.N. 730 of 1989". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 132: 1072, 1123. 10 March 1989.
  4. "G.N. 3938 of 1991". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 133: 6260. 8 November 1991.
  5. "G.N. 267 of 1994". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 136: 484, 593. 28 January 1991.


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