Secretary for the Environment

The Secretary for Environment (Chinese: 環境局局長) of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for environment protection policy in Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works.

Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region

Secretary for the Environment
環境局局長
Incumbent
Wong Kam-sing

since 30 July 2012
Environment Bureau
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCentral People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holderGordon Siu
Secretary for the Planning, Environment and Lands
Edward Yau
Secretary for the Environment
Formation1 July 1997
1 July 2007
WebsiteENB
Secretary for the Environment
Traditional Chinese環境局局長

List of office holders

Political party:   Nonpartisan

Secretaries for Environment, 1973–1981

No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1James Jeavons Robson
盧秉信
June 1973June 1976Sir Murray MacLehose
(1971–1982)
2Derek Jones
鍾信
June 1976August 1981

Secretaries for Lands and Works, 1981–1989

No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1David Wylie McDonald
麥德霖
September 1981July 1983Sir Murray MacLehose
(1971–1982)
Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)
2Chan Nai-keong
陳乃強
July 198315 August 1986[1]
3Graham Barnes
班禮士
16 August 198631 August 1989[1]
Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)

Secretaries for Planning, Environment and Lands, 1989–1997

No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Graham Barnes
班禮士
1 September 198931 March 1992Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)
2Anthony Gordon Eason
伊信
1 April 1992May 1995
Chris Patten
(1992–1997)
3Bowen Joseph Leung
梁寶榮
15 May 199530 June 1997

Secretaries for the Planning, Environment and Lands, 1997–1999

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Bowen Joseph Leung Po-wing
梁寶榮
1 July 199714 November 1998197 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
1
2Gordon Siu Kwing-chue
蕭炯柱
21 January 199931 December 1999344 days

Secretaries for the Environment and Food, 2000–2002

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Lily Yam Kwan Pui-ying
任關佩英
1 July 200030 June 20021 year, 364 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
1

Secretaries for the Environment, Transport and Works, 2002–2007

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Sarah Liao Sau-tung
廖秀冬
1 July 200230 June 20074 years, 364 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
2
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)
2

Secretaries for the Environment, 2007–present

No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Edward Yau Tang-wah
邱騰華
1 July 200730 June 20124 years, 365 daysDonald Tsang
(2005–2012)
3
2Wong Kam-sing
黃錦星
1 July 2012Incumbent8 years, 215 daysLeung Chun-ying
(2012–2017)
4
Carrie Lam
(2017–present)
5

References

  1. "G.N. 2930 of 1986". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 128: 3966, 4048. 29 August 1986.
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