Deputy Financial Secretary

Deputy Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
香港特別行政區財政司副司長
Emblem of Hong Kong
Incumbent
Michael Wong
since 1 July 2022
StyleThe Honourable (尊貴的)
Member of
Reports toLegislative Council
NominatorChief Executive
AppointerState Council of the People's Republic of China
Term lengthNo longer than the Chief Executive's remaining term
Constituting instrumentHong Kong Basic Law
Inaugural holderMichael Wong
Formation1 July 2022; 2 years ago (2022-07-01)
Salaryaround HK$4,360,000 annually
WebsiteFSO

Deputy Financial Secretary is a ministerial position in the Government of Hong Kong, deputising the Financial Secretary. The position was created in 2022 after John Lee took office as Chief Executive.

History

Deputy Financial Secretary was created by 1945 during the British colonial rule. The position was renamed to Secretary for the Treasury in 1989.[1]

In 2022, John Lee, after being selected as the new Chief Executive, decided to install the position of Deputy Financial Secretary. The position was officially revived on 1 July 2022 after his cabinet took office.[2]

Role

The Deputy Financial Secretary's primary responsibility is to assist the Financial Secretary in coordinating formulation and implementation of cross-bureaux/departmental policies and supervising the policy bureaux under his charge. The Deputy Financial Secretary also assists the Chief Executive in policy making as a member of the Executive Council and takes charge of specific policy areas or projects as directed by the Chief Executive and the Financial Secretary.[3]

List

Deputy Financial Secretaries, 1945–1989

No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1 Arthur Grenfell Clarke
岐樂嘉		 1945 1951 Sir Mark Aitchison Young
Sir Alexander Grantham
2 John James Cowperthwaite
郭伯偉		 1952 17 January 1960 [4]
Sir Robert Brown Black
3 Michael Denys Arthur Clinton
 18 January 1960 5 January 1969 [4][5]
Sir David Trench
4 Charles Philip Haddon-Cave
夏鼎基		 6 January 1969 1971 [5]
5 David Jeaffreson
謝法新		 1972 1976 Sir Murray MacLehose
6 Henry Ching
程慶禮		 1976 1984 [6]
Sir Edward Youde
7 Selwyn Eugene Alleyne
程尚文		 1984 15 March 1987 [7] [8]
Sir David Wilson
8 John Francis Yaxley
易誠禮		 16 March 1987 1989 [7][8]
9 Hamish Macleod
麥高樂		 1 March 1989 31 March 1989

Deputy Financial Secretaries, 2022–

No. Portrait Name Term of office Chief Executive Ref
1 Michael Wong Wai-lun
黃偉綸		 1 July 2022 Incumbent John Lee
(I)		 [9]

References

  1. ^ "Change of Titles (Consolidation) Notice". Historic Laws of Hong Kong Online. 1989.
  2. ^ "A closer look at details of Hong Kong's government revamp plan". South China Morning Post. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  3. ^ "Financial Secretary - Role". FSO. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  4. ^ a b "No. 93 of 1960". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 102: 113. 10 January 1960.
  5. ^ a b "G.N. 37 of 1969". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 111: 46. 10 January 1969.
  6. ^ "張建宗心繫社會 投入服務港人". Archived from the original on 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  7. ^ a b "G.N. 868 of 1987". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 129: 1278, 1323. 20 March 1987.
  8. ^ a b "Hong Kong Housing".
  9. ^ "Principal Officials of Sixth-term HKSAR Government appointed (with photos)". www.info.gov.hk. 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2022-09-20.