Secretary for Health

The Secretary for Health (Chinese: 醫務衞生局局長) is a ministerial position in the Hong Kong Government, who heads the Health Bureau. The current office holder is Lo Chung-mau.

Main article: Health in Hong Kong

Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
Secretary for Health
醫務衞生局局長
Emblem of Hong Kong
Incumbent
Lo Chung-mau
since 1 July 2022
Health Bureau
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCentral People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holderKatherine Fok
Secretary for Health and Welfare
York Chow
Secretary for Food and Health
Lo Chung-mau
Secretary for Health
Formation1 July 1997
1 July 2007
1 July 2022
SalaryHK$4,021,200 per annum[1]
WebsiteHealth Bureau
Secretary for Health
Traditional Chinese醫務衞生局局長

The position was created on 1 July 2022, following the reshuffle of the principal officials and reorganisation of the policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government. It replaced the previous Secretary for Food and Health, and the portfolio with foods transferred to the Secretary for Environment and Ecology.

Before that, the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food (Chinese: 衞生福利及食物局局長; pinyin: Wèishēng Fúlì Jí Shíwù-jú júzhǎng) was created as a ministerial position who headed the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB). It was replaced by Secretary for Food and Health on 1 July 2007, following the reshuffle of the principal officials and reorganisation of the policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government. It replaced the previous Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, and the portfolio with welfare transferred to the Secretary for Labour and Welfare.

The SH is a politically appointed position. In other words, its term expires when the Chief Executive leaves office. The secretary is also a member of the Executive Council (ExCo).

List of office holders

Political party:   Nonpartisan

Secretaries for Social Services, 1973–1983
No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Li Fook-kow
李福逑		19731977Sir Murray MacLehose
(1971–1982)
1Eric Peter Ho
何鴻鑾		12 April 19776 February 1983
Sir Edward Youde
(1971–1982)

Secretaries for Health and Welfare, 1983–1997
No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Henry Ching
程慶禮		2 May 198330 November 1984Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)
2John Walter Chambers
湛保庶		1 December 198430 September 1988
Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)
3Chau Tak-hay
周德熙		1 October 1988January 1990
4Elizabeth Wong
黃錢其濂		January 1990September 1994
Chris Patten
(1992–1997)
5Katherine Fok
霍羅兆貞		September 199430 June 1997

Secretaries for Health and Welfare, 1997–2002
No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Katherine Fok Lo Shiu-ching
霍羅兆貞		1 July 199719 September 19992 years, 80 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)		1
2Yeoh Eng-kiong
楊永強		20 September 199930 June 20022 years, 283 days

Secretaries for Health, Welfare and Food, 2002–2007
No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Yeoh Eng-kiong
楊永強		1 July 200211 October 20042 years, 102 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)		2
2York Chow Yat-ngok
周一嶽		12 October 200430 June 20072 years, 261 days
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)		2

Secretaries for Food and Health, 2007–2022
No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1York Chow Yat-ngok
周一嶽		1 July 200730 June 20125 years, 0 daysDonald Tsang
(2005–2012)		3
2Ko Wing-man
高永文		1 July 201230 June 20175 years, 0 daysLeung Chun-ying
(2012–2017)		4
3Sophia Chan Siu-chee
陳肇始		1 July 201730 June 20225 years, 0 daysCarrie Lam
(2017–2022)		5

Secretaries for Health, 2022–present
No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1 Lo Chung-mau
盧寵茂		1 July 2022Incumbent1 year, 116 daysJohn Lee
(2022–present)		6

See also

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