Secretary for Economic Services

The Secretary for Economic Services (Chinese: 經濟司 and later 經濟局局長) was a minister position in the Government of Hong Kong, which is responsible for economic development in Hong Kong. The position was renamed to the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour (Chinese: 經濟發展及勞工局) after nearly thirty years. The new position headed the Economic Development and Labour Bureau and was created together with the introduction of Principal Officials Accountability System on 1 July 2002, by merging the positions with the labour portfolio of Secretary for Education and Manpower. After POAS was introduced all secretaries are members of the Executive Council.

The position was abolished in 2007 when the Economic Development and Labour Bureau was abolished and its functions transferred to the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, the Transport and Housing Bureau, and the Labour and Welfare Bureau.

## List of office holders

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### Secretaries for Economic Services, 1973–1997

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No. | Portrait  | Name  | Term of office  | Governor | Ref

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1 |  | Derek Jones
鍾信 | November 1973 | September 1976 | Sir Murray MacLehose
(1971–1982) |
2 |  | David Jeaffreson
謝法新 | September 1976 | September 1982 |
Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986) |
3 |  | Piers Jacobs
翟克誠 | September 1982 | 12 January 1986 | [1]
4 |  | John Francis Yaxley
易誠禮 | 27 January 1986 | 8 March 1987 | [2][3]
5 |  | Anson Chan
陳方安生 | 23 March 1987 | April 1993 | Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992) | [4]
Chris Patten
(1992–1997) |
6 |  | Gordon Siu
蕭炯柱 | 1993 | 1996 |
7 |  | Stephen Ip
葉澍堃 | June 1996 | 30 June 1997 |

### Secretaries for Economic Services, 1997–2002

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No. | Portrait  | Name  | Term of office  | Duration  | Chief Executive | Term  | Ref

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1 |  | Stephen Ip Shu-kwan
葉澍堃 | 1 July 1997 | 30 June 2000 | 2 years, 365 days | Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005) | 1 |
2 |  | Sandra Birch Lee Suk-yee
李淑儀 | 1 July 2000 | 30 June 2002 | 1 year, 364 days |

### Secretaries for Economic Development and Labour, 2002–2007

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No. | Portrait  | Name  | Term of office  | Duration  | Chief Executive | Term  | Ref

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1 |  | Stephen Ip Shu-kwan
葉澍堃 | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2007 | 4 years, 364 days | Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005) | 2 |
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012) | 2 |

Economic and labour affairs were handled by, respectively, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development and Secretary for Labour and Welfare after 2007.

## References

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1. ^ "G.N. 178 of 1986". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 129: 258, 313.
2. ^ "G.N. 348 of 1986". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 129: 486. 31 January 1986.
3. ^ "G.N. 798 of 1987". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 130: 1191, 1233. 13 March 1987.
4. ^ "G.N. 955 of 1987". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 132: 1373, 1480. 10 March 1989.

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