Secretary for Housing

The Secretary for Housing (Chinese: 房屋局局長) in Hong Kong is responsible for housing related issues. The position was first created in 1973 and re-created in 2022 after renamed to Secretary for Transport and Housing in 2007.

Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
Secretary for Housing
房屋局局長
Emblem of Hong Kong
Incumbent
Winnie Ho
since 1 July 2022
Housing Bureau
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCentral People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holderIan Macdonald Lightbody
Formation1973 (1973)
WebsiteHB
Secretary for Housing
Traditional Chinese房屋局局長
Simplified Chinese房屋局局长

List of office holders

Political party:   Nonpartisan

Secretaries for Housing, 1973–1988
No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1Ian MacDonald Lightbody
黎保德		19731977Sir Murray MacLehose
(1971–1982)
2Alan James Scott
施恪		1 June 197714 May 1980[1]
3Donald Liao
廖本懷		15 May 198020 February 1985
Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)
4David Robert Ford
霍德		21 February 1985August 1985[2]
5John Rawling Todd
杜迪		April 198631 March 1988
Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)
Housing issues were handled by Secretary for District Administration between 1988 and 1994.

Secretaries for Housing, 1994–1997
No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
6Dominic Wong
黃星華		15 December 199430 June 1997Chris Patten
(1992–1997)

Secretaries for Housing, 1997–2002
No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Dominic Wong Shing-wah
黃星華		1 July 199712 April 20021 year, 285 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)		1

Secretaries for Housing, Planning and Lands, 2002–2007
No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1Michael Suen Ming-yeung
孫明揚		1 July 200230 June 20075 years, 0 daysTung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)		2
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)		2
Housing issues were handled by the Secretary for Transport and Housing between 2007 and 2022.

Secretaries for Housing, 2022–
No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1 Winnie Ho Wing-yin
何永賢		1 July 2022Incumbent1 year, 118 daysJohn Lee
(2022–present)		6

References
  1. "G.N. 1222 of 1977". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 119: 1509. 3 June 1977.
  2. "G.N. 519 of 1985". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 127: 734, 810. 15 February 1985.
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