Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs explained

Post:Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Native Name:Chinese: 政制及內地事務局局長
Insignia:Regional Emblem of Hong Kong.svg
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Hong Kong
Department:Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
Incumbent:Erick Tsang
Incumbentsince:22 April 2020
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Central People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural:Michael Suen
Formation:1 March 1989
Precursor:Deputy Chief Secretary
Salary:HK$4,021,200 per annum[1]
Website:CMAB

The secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs is the head of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau in Government of Hong Kong, 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.

The post was known as Deputy Chief Secretary between 1985 and 1989.

List of office holders

Political party:

Secretaries for Constitutional Affairs, 1989–1997

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1 Michael Suen
孫明揚
1 March 1989 29 October 1991 [2]
align=center rowspan=2 2 Michael Sze
施祖祥
30 October 1991 27 January 1994 [3]
Chris Patten
3 Nicholas Ng
吳榮奎
28 January 1994 30 June 1997 [4]

Secretaries for Constitutional Affairs, 1997–2007

width=10pxwidth=80pxPortraitwidth=180pxNamewidth=180px colspan=2Term of officewidth=80px Durationwidth=120pxChief ExecutiveRef
bgcolor= align=center1 Nicholas Ng Wing-fui
吳榮奎
1 July 1997 3 August 1997 Tung Chee-hwa
bgcolor= align=center2 Michael Suen Ming-yeung
孫明揚
4 August 1997 30 June 2002
bgcolor= rowspan=2 align=center3 Stephen Lam Sui-lung
林瑞麟
1 July 2002 30 June 2007 Tung Chee-hwa
[5]
Donald Tsang

Secretaries for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, 2007–present

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bgcolor= align=center1 Stephen Lam Sui-lung
林瑞麟
1 July 2007 30 September 2011 Donald Tsang
[6]
bgcolor= rowspan=2 align=center2 Raymond Tam Chi-yuen
譚志源
30 September 2011 30 June 2017 [7]
Leung Chun-ying
[8]
bgcolor= align=center3 Patrick Nip Tak-kuen
聶德權
1 July 2017 22 April 2020 Carrie Lam
[9]
bgcolor= rowspan=2 align=center4 Erick Tsang Kwok-wai
曾國衞
22 April 2020 Incumbent [10]
John Lee
[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remuneration package for Politically Appointed Officials serving in fifth-term HKSAR Government. Government of Hong Kong. 12 December 2016. 27 January 2022.
  2. G.N. 730 of 1989 . Hong Kong Government Gazette . 10 March 1989 . 132. 1072, 1123.
  3. G.N. 3938 of 1991 . Hong Kong Government Gazette . 8 November 1991 . 133. 6260.
  4. G.N. 267 of 1994 . Hong Kong Government Gazette . 28 January 1991 . 136. 484, 593.
  5. Web site: New team of Principal Officials appointed . 2022-09-22 . www.info.gov.hk.
  6. Web site: New team of Principal Officials appointed (with photos) . 2022-09-22 . www.info.gov.hk.
  7. Web site: Appointment of Principal Officials announced (with photos/videos) . 2022-09-22 . www.info.gov.hk.
  8. Web site: New team of Principal Officials appointed (with photos) . 2022-09-22 . www.info.gov.hk.
  9. Web site: New team of Principal Officials appointed (with photos) . 2022-09-22 . www.info.gov.hk.
  10. Web site: Government announces appointment and removal of Principal Officials (with photos) . 2022-09-22 . www.info.gov.hk.
  11. Web site: Principal Officials of Sixth-term HKSAR Government appointed (with photos) . 2022-09-22 . www.info.gov.hk.