Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs
Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs
Traditional Chinese	民政及青年事務局局長
Yale Romanization
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Màhn jing sih mouh guhk guhk jéung
Jyutping	Man4 zing3 si6 mou6 guk6 guk6 zoeng2

Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
Secretary for Home Affairs
民政及青年事務局局長
Hong Kong; Special Administrative Region; Secretary for Home Affairs ; 民政及青年事務局局長
	Emblem of Hong Kong
	Incumbent; Alice Mak; since 1 July 2022
	Home and Youth Affairs Bureau
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	State Council of China; nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holder	Michael Suen
Formation	1 July 1997
Salary	HK$4,021,200 per annum
Website	HAB

The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs is the head of the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong, which is responsible for local issues, and the provision of community and youth services.

List of office holders

Registrars General, 1845–1912

No.	Name	Term of office		Governor
1	Samuel Turner Fearon	1845	1845	Sir John Francis Davis (1844–1848)
2	Andrew Lysaght Inglis	16 July 1845	1849	Sir John Francis Davis (1844–1848)
2	Andrew Lysaght Inglis	16 July 1845	1849	Sir George Bonham (1848–1854)
3	William Thomas Mercer 馬撒爾	1 June 1849	1850
4	Charles May	1850	1856
4	Charles May	1850	1856	Sir John Bowring (1854–1859)
5	Daniel Richard Caldwell	15 November 1856	1862	Sir John Bowring (1854–1859)
5	Daniel Richard Caldwell	15 November 1856	1862	Sir Hercules Robinson (1859–1865)
6	Thomas Turner	23 May 1862	October 1864
7	Sir Cecil Clementi Smith	24 October 1864	1881
				Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell (1866–1872)
				Sir Arthur Kennedy (1872–1877)
				Sir John Pope Hennessy (1877–1882)
8	Sir James Russell 羅素	14 May 1881	1883	Sir John Pope Hennessy (1877–1882)
8	Sir James Russell 羅素	14 May 1881	1883	Sir George Bowen (1883–1885)
9	Frederick Stewart 史超域	2 April 1883	1887	Sir George Bowen (1883–1885)
10	James Stewart Lockhart 駱克	10 October 1887	1901	Sir William Des Voeux (1887–1891)
				Sir William Robinson (1891–1898)
				Sir Henry Arthur Blake (1898–1903)
11	Arthur Winbolt Brewin 蒲魯賢	15 March 1901	1912	Sir Henry Arthur Blake (1898–1903)
				Sir Matthew Nathan (1904–1907)
				Sir Frederick Lugard (1907–1912)

Secretaries for Chinese Affairs, 1913–1941

No.	Name	Term of office		Governor
1	Edwin Richard Hallifax 夏理德	25 July 1913	30 November 1933	Sir Francis Henry May (1912–1918)
				Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs (1919–1925)
				Sir Cecil Clementi (1925–1930)
				Sir William Peel (1930–1935)
2	Alan Eustace Wood 活雅倫	30 November 1933	24 October 1934
3	Norman Lockhart Smith 史美	24 October 1934	20 October 1936
3	Norman Lockhart Smith 史美	24 October 1934	20 October 1936	Sir Andrew Caldecott (1935–1937)
4	Roland Arthur Charles North 那魯麟	20 October 1936	25 December 1941	Sir Andrew Caldecott (1935–1937)
				Sir Geoffry Northcote (1937–1941)
				Mark Aitchison Young (1941)

Secretaries for Chinese Affairs, 1946–1969

No.	Name	Term of office		Governor	Ref
5	Brian Charles Keith Hawkins 鶴健士	1945	1946	Military administration
6	Ronald Ruskin Todd 杜德	1 May 1946	10 March 1955	Sir Mark Aitchison Young (1946–1947)
6	Ronald Ruskin Todd 杜德	1 May 1946	10 March 1955	Sir Alexander Grantham (1947–1957)
5	Brian Charles Keith Hawkins 鶴健士	11 March 1955	11 May 1957
7	John Crichton McDouall 麥道軻	12 May 1957	1 November 1966
				Sir Robert Brown Black (1958–1964)
				Sir David Trench (1964–1971)
8	David Ronald Holmes 何禮文	2 November 1966	27 February 1969	Sir David Trench (1964–1971)	^[2]^[3]

Secretaries for Home Affairs, 1969–1985

No.	Name	Term of office		Governor	Ref
1	David Ronald Holmes 何禮文	28 February 1969	17 May 1971	Sir David Trench (1964–1971)	^[3]
2	Donald Luddington 陸鼎堂	18 May 1971	2 June 1973	Sir David Trench (1964–1971)	^[4]
2	Donald Luddington 陸鼎堂	18 May 1971	2 June 1973	Sir Murray MacLehose (1971–1982)	^[4]
3	Jack Cater 姬達	3 June 1973	14 November 1973		^[5]
4	Denis Bray 黎敦義	15 November 1973	4 May 1977		^[6]
5	Li Fook-kow 李福逑	8 June 1977^[a]	31 August 1980		^[7]^[8]
6	Denis Bray 黎敦義	1 September 1980	31 December 1984		^[8]^[9]
6	Denis Bray 黎敦義	1 September 1980	31 December 1984	Sir Edward Youde (1982–1986)	^[8]^[9]
7	Peter Tsao 曹廣榮	1 January 1985	31 March 1985	Sir Edward Youde (1982–1986)	^[9]^[10]

Home affairs were handled by Secretaries for District Administration between 1985 and 1989.

Secretaries for Home Affairs, 1989–1997

No.	Name	Term of office		Governor	Ref
1	Donald Liao 廖本懷	1 September 1989	30 November 1991	Sir David Wilson (1987–1992)	^[11]
2	Peter Tsao 曹廣榮	1 December 1989	6 November 1991		^[12]
3	Michael Suen 孫明揚	7 November 1991	30 June 1997
3	Michael Suen 孫明揚	7 November 1991	30 June 1997	Chris Patten (1992–1997)	^[13]

Secretaries for Home Affairs, 1997–2022

Political party: Nonpartisan Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)

No.	Name	Term of office		Duration	Chief Executive	Term
1	Michael Suen Ming-yeung 孫明揚	8 July 1997	3 August 1997	26 days	Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005)	1
2	David Lan Hong-tsung 藍鴻震	4 September 1997	6 July 2000	2 years, 306 days
3	Lam Woon-kwong 林煥光	10 July 2000	30 June 2002	1 year, 356 days
3	Lam Woon-kwong 林煥光	10 July 2000	30 June 2002	1 year, 356 days		2
4	Patrick Ho Chi-ping 何志平	1 July 2002	30 June 2007	5 years, 0 days		2
4	Patrick Ho Chi-ping 何志平	1 July 2002	30 June 2007	5 years, 0 days	Donald Tsang (2005–2012)	2
5	Tsang Tak-sing 曾德成	1 July 2007	21 July 2015	8 years, 20 days	Donald Tsang (2005–2012)	3
5	Tsang Tak-sing 曾德成	1 July 2007	21 July 2015	8 years, 20 days	Leung Chun-ying (2012–2017)	4
6	Lau Kong-wah 劉江華	21 July 2015	22 April 2020	4 years, 276 days	Leung Chun-ying (2012–2017)	4
6	Lau Kong-wah 劉江華	21 July 2015	22 April 2020	4 years, 276 days	Carrie Lam (2017–2022)	5
7	Caspar Tsui Ying-wai 徐英偉	22 April 2020	24 February 2022	1 year, 308 days	Carrie Lam (2017–2022)	5

Secretaries for Home and Youth Affairs, since 2022

Political party: Nonpartisan Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU)

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Duration	Chief Executive	Term	Ref
1		Alice Mak Mei-kuen 麥美娟	1 July 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 126 days	John Lee (2022–present)	6

References

^ "Remuneration package for Politically Appointed Officials serving in fifth-term HKSAR Government". Government of Hong Kong. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "G.N. 2768 of 1966". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 108: 488. 4 November 1969.
^ ^a ^b "G.N. 424 of 1969". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 111: 488. 7 March 1969.
^ "G.N. 1054 of 1973". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 113: 1509. 21 May 1973.
^ "G.N. 1438 of 1973". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 115: 2207. 4 June 1973.
^ "G.N. 2945 of 1973". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 115: 4385. 16 November 1973.
^ "G.N. 1404 of 1977". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 119: 1831. 24 June 1977.
^ ^a ^b "G.N. 2855 of 1980". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 122: 3124, 3126. 12 September 1977.
^ ^a ^b "G.N. 3 of 1985". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 127: 7, 66. 4 January 1985.
^ "G.N. 1052 of 1985". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 127: 1493, 1546. 4 April 1985.
^ "G.N. 2962 of 1989". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 131: 4144. 1 September 1989.
^ "G.N. 4176 of 1989". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 131: 5752. 1 December 1989.
^ "G.N. 3938 of 1991". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 133: 6260. 8 November 1991.

Notes

^ Acting since 5 May 1977.

External links

[1] "Remuneration package for Politically Appointed Officials serving in fifth-term HKSAR Government". Government of Hong Kong. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[gaz1966-2] "G.N. 2768 of 1966". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 108: 488. 4 November 1969.

[gaz1969-3] "G.N. 424 of 1969". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 111: 488. 7 March 1969.

[gaz197105-4] "G.N. 1054 of 1973". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 113: 1509. 21 May 1973.

[gaz197306-5] "G.N. 1438 of 1973". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 115: 2207. 4 June 1973.

[gaz197311-6] "G.N. 2945 of 1973". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 115: 4385. 16 November 1973.

[gaz197706-8] "G.N. 1404 of 1977". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 119: 1831. 24 June 1977.

[gaz198009-9] "G.N. 2855 of 1980". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 122: 3124, 3126. 12 September 1977.

[gaz198501-10] "G.N. 3 of 1985". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 127: 7, 66. 4 January 1985.

[gaz198504-11] "G.N. 1052 of 1985". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 127: 1493, 1546. 4 April 1985.

[gaz198909-12] "G.N. 2962 of 1989". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 131: 4144. 1 September 1989.

[gaz198912-13] "G.N. 4176 of 1989". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 131: 5752. 1 December 1989.

[gaz199111-14] "G.N. 3938 of 1991". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 133: 6260. 8 November 1991.

[7] Acting since 5 May 1977.

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