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searchaux" style="display:none">Executive authorities of Hong Kong</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive 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href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gov.hk">gov.hk</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="vertical-align: middle; background-color:lavender;">Legislative branch</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong">Legislative Council</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Meeting place</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_Complex" title="Legislative Council Complex">Legislative Council Complex</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="vertical-align: middle; background-color:lavender;">Executive branch</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Leader</th><td 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class="infobox-data">13 (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Hong_Kong_government_agencies" title="List of Hong Kong government agencies">full list</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="vertical-align: middle; background-color:lavender;">Judicial branch</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Court</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Court_of_Final_Appeal" title="Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal">Court of Final Appeal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seat</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Final_Appeal_Building" title="Court of Final Appeal Building">Court of Final Appeal Building</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color:#b0c4de">Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region</th></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td 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#f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Standard_Chinese" title="Standard Chinese">Standard Mandarin</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanyu Pinyin">Hanyu Pinyin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn">Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Zhèngfǔ</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Bopomofo" title="Bopomofo">Bopomofo</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn">ㄒㄧㄤㄍㄤˇ ㄊㄜˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄨˇ</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Wade%E2%80%93Giles" 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title="Help:IPA/Mandarin">IPA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn"><span class="IPA" lang="cmn-Latn-fonipa" style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Mandarin" title="Help:IPA/Mandarin">[ɕjáŋ.kàŋ ʈʂə̂ŋ.fù]</a></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Cantonese" title="Cantonese">Yue: Cantonese</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Yale Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Yue Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="yue-Latn">Hēunggóng Jingfú</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Jyutping" title="Jyutping">Jyutping</a></th><td 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selflink">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Lee_(government_official)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Lee (government official)">John Lee</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Chief_Executive" title="Office of the Chief Executive">Office of the Chief Executive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committee_for_Safeguarding_National_Security_of_the_Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region">Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Principal_officials_of_Hong_Kong" title="Principal officials of Hong Kong">Principal officials</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a 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and Youth Affairs Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Home_Affairs_Department" title="Home Affairs Department">Home Affairs Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Information_Services_Department" title="Information Services Department">Information Services Department</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Labour_and_Welfare_Bureau" title="Labour and Welfare Bureau">Labour and Welfare Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Social_Welfare_Department" title="Social Welfare Department">Social Welfare Department</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Security_Bureau_(Hong_Kong)" title="Security Bureau (Hong Kong)">Security Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Police_Force" title="Hong Kong Police Force">Hong Kong Police Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Fire_Services_Department" title="Hong Kong Fire Services Department">Hong Kong Fire Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Correctional_Services_Department" title="Correctional Services Department">Correctional Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Customs_and_Excise_Department" title="Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department">Customs and Excise Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Immigration Department (Hong Kong)">Immigration Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Flying_Service" title="Government Flying Service">Government Flying Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Aid_Service" title="Civil Aid Service">Civil Aid Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_Medical_Service" title="Auxiliary Medical Service">Auxiliary Medical Service</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Transport_and_Logistics_Bureau" title="Transport and Logistics Bureau">Transport and Logistics Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Transport_Department" title="Transport Department">Transport Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Aviation_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong)">Civil Aviation Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highways_Department" title="Highways Department">Highways Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Marine Department (Hong Kong)">Marine Department</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Housing_Bureau" title="Housing Bureau">Housing Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Housing_Department" title="Housing Department">Housing Department</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commerce_and_Economic_Development_Bureau" title="Commerce and Economic Development Bureau">Commerce and Economic Development Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>Intellectual Property Department</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Invest_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Invest Hong Kong">Invest Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Communications_Authority" title="Office of the Communications 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Services Department">Drainage Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electrical_and_Mechanical_Services_Department" title="Electrical and Mechanical Services Department">Electrical and Mechanical Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lands_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Lands Department">Lands Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_Registry_(Hong_Kong)" title="Land Registry (Hong Kong)">Land Registry</a></li> <li>Planning Department</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_Supplies_Department" title="Water Supplies Department">Water Supplies Department</a></li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Financial_Services_and_the_Treasury_Bureau" title="Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau">Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Census_and_Statistics_Department_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Census and Statistics Department (Hong Kong)">Census and Statistics Department</a></li> <li><a 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title="Efficiency Office">Efficiency Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Government_Chief_Information_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Government Chief Information Officer">Office of the Government Chief Information Officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Innovation_and_Technology_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Innovation and Technology Commission">Innovation and Technology Commission</a></li></ul></dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Civil_Service" title="Hong Kong Civil Service">Hong Kong Civil Service</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_Officer_(Hong_Kong)" title="Administrative Officer (Hong Kong)">Administrative Officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_Appointments_System" title="Political Appointments System">Political Appointments System</a></li></ul></dd></dl></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" 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title="Pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong)">Pro-democracy camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Localist_camp" title="Localist camp">Localist camp</a></li></ul></dd></dl></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #8C0046;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Court_of_Final_Appeal" title="Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal">Court of Final Appeal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Court_of_Final_Appeal" title="Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal">Chief Justice</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Cheung" title="Andrew Cheung">Andrew Cheung</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Hong_Kong" title="High Court of Hong Kong">High Court</a> 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href="/wiki/Template:Politics_of_Hong_Kong" title="Template:Politics of Hong Kong"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_Hong_Kong" title="Template talk:Politics of Hong Kong"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_Hong_Kong" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Hong Kong"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (commonly known as the <b>Hong Kong Government</b> or <b>HKSAR Government</b>) is the <a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">executive authorities</a> of <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>. It was established on 1 July 1997, following the <a href="/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong" title="Handover of Hong Kong">handover of Hong Kong</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Principal_officials_of_Hong_Kong" title="Principal officials of Hong Kong">principal officials</a> are appointed by the <a href="/wiki/State_Council_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="State Council of the People's Republic of China">State Council of the People's Republic of China</a> in accordance with the outcome of local processes. The <a href="/wiki/Government_Secretariat_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Government Secretariat (Hong Kong)">Government Secretariat</a> is headed by the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_for_Administration" title="Chief Secretary for Administration">Chief Secretary of Hong Kong</a>, who is the most senior principal official of the Government. The Chief Secretary and the other <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State">secretaries</a> jointly oversee the administration of Hong Kong, give advice to the Chief Executive as members of the <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Executive Council of Hong Kong">Executive Council</a>, and are <a href="/wiki/Accountability#Political_accountability" title="Accountability">accountable</a> for their actions and policies to the Chief Executive and the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong">Legislative Council</a>.<b><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> </p><p>Under the "<a href="/wiki/One_country,_two_systems" title="One country, two systems">one country, two systems</a>" constitutional principle, the Government is, in law, exclusively in charge of Hong Kong's internal affairs and specified <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Hong_Kong" title="Foreign relations of Hong Kong">external relations</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of the People's Republic of China">Government of the People's Republic of China</a> (PRC), from which the Hong Kong government is financially independent, is responsible for Hong Kong SAR's <a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">defence</a> and <a href="/wiki/Foreign_policy" title="Foreign policy">foreign policy</a>, while decisions made by the <a href="/wiki/Standing_Committee_of_the_National_People%27s_Congress" title="Standing Committee of the National People's Congress">Standing Committee of the National People's Congress</a> can, in certain circumstances, override territorial judicial processes. The Hong Kong SAR government replaced the former <a href="/wiki/British_Hong_Kong" title="British Hong Kong">British Hong Kong Government</a> (1842–1997) in 1997. Despite gradually evolving, the general governmental structure was inherited from <a href="/wiki/British_Hong_Kong" title="British Hong Kong">British Hong Kong</a>. </p><p>On February 28, 2024, the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Chan_Mo-po" title="Paul Chan Mo-po">Paul Chan</a>, announced the Special Administrative Region’s (SAR) government budget for the fiscal year 2024 to 2025 (“2024–25 Budget”). Under the 2024-25 budget, total government expenditure is set to rise by 6.7 percent to HK$776.9 billion (US$99.23 billion).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_of_government">Head of government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Head of government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive of Hong Kong</a></div> <p>The Chief Executive is the head of the Region and <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">head of government</a> of Hong Kong. The <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law" title="Hong Kong Basic Law">Basic Law</a> designates a system of governance led by a Chief Executive and an <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Executive Council of Hong Kong">Executive Council</a>, under the principles of <a href="/wiki/Separation_of_powers" title="Separation of powers">separation of powers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a two-tiered system of semi-representative government and an independent judiciary. The Chief Executive is elected by an <a href="/wiki/Election_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Election Committee">Election Committee</a>, a 1500-member <a href="/wiki/Electoral_college" title="Electoral college">electoral college</a> consisting of individuals and bodies (i.e. special interest groups) elected within 40 <a href="/wiki/Functional_constituency_(Hong_Kong)" title="Functional constituency (Hong Kong)">functional constituencies</a> defined in the Basic Law. The winner is then appointed to the position by the <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Premier of the People's Republic of China">Premier of the People's Republic of China</a>. The Chief Executive is responsible for implementing the Basic Law, signing bills and budgets, promulgating laws, making decisions on government policies, and issuing Executive Orders. Then Chief Executive, <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Lam" title="Carrie Lam">Carrie Lam</a>, began exercise of her unfettered residual powers of law-making by decree on 4 October 2019, under the <a href="/wiki/Emergency_Regulations_Ordinance" title="Emergency Regulations Ordinance">Emergency Regulations Ordinance</a>, Chapter 241 of the Laws of Hong Kong, bypassing the legislature.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 1 July 1997,<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive of Hong Kong</a> officially replaced the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Hong_Kong" title="Governor of Hong Kong">Governor of Hong Kong</a> as the head of the government for Hong Kong following the <a href="/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong" title="Handover of Hong Kong">handover</a>. The Chief Executive is assisted by the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_for_Administration" title="Chief Secretary for Administration">Chief Secretary for Administration</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Financial_Secretary_(Hong_Kong)" title="Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)">Financial Secretary</a>, and other secretaries who heads policy bureaus. The secretaries for each government affairs are appointed by the <a href="/wiki/State_Council_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="State Council of the People's Republic of China">State Council of China</a> on the nomination of the Chief Executive. The <a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Justice_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)">Secretary for Justice</a> (SJ) is responsible for legal matters of the government and prosecution for criminal cases in the territory. The <a href="/wiki/Independent_Commission_Against_Corruption_(Hong_Kong)" title="Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)">Independent Commission Against Corruption</a> and <a href="/wiki/Audit_Commission_(Hong_Kong)" title="Audit Commission (Hong Kong)">Audit Commission</a> report directly to the Chief Executive. The current Chief Executive is <a href="/wiki/John_Lee_(government_official)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Lee (government official)">John Lee</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Executive">Executive</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Executive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Executive_Council">Executive Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Executive Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Executive Council of Hong Kong">Executive Council of Hong Kong</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Executive Council of Hong Kong">Executive Council</a> decides on matters of policy, the introduction of bills to the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong">Legislative Council</a> and the drafting of subordinate legislation. The Council consists of 21 principal officials and 16 non-official members. All members are appointed by the Chief Executive from among the senior officials of the executive authorities, members of the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong">Legislative Council</a>, and other influential public personnels. They serve for a period no longer than the expiry of the Chief Executive's term of office.<sup id="cite_ref-GovStruct_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GovStruct-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Principal_officials">Principal officials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Principal officials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a system popularly called the <a href="/wiki/Principal_Officials_Accountability_System" title="Principal Officials Accountability System">Principal Officials Accountability System</a> introduced by then Chief Executive <a href="/wiki/Tung_Chee_Hwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Tung Chee Hwa">Tung Chee Hwa</a> in July 2002, all principal officials, including the Chief Secretary, Financial Secretary, Secretary for Justice, heads of government bureaux and the Director of the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Chief_Executive" title="Office of the Chief Executive">Chief Executive's Office</a> would no longer be politically neutral career civil servants, but would all be political appointees chosen by the Chief Executive from within or outside the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Civil_Service" title="Hong Kong Civil Service">civil service</a>. The system was portrayed as the key to solve previous administrative problems, notably the co-operation of high-ranking civil servants with the Chief Executive. </p><p>Under the new system, there are 3 Secretaries of department and 13 Directors of Bureaux. The system is aimed at raising the accountability of the civil service, so the political appointees are responsible for all their job aspects and will step down if they make any failure. All heads of bureaux became members of the Executive Council, and came directly under the Chief Executive instead of the Chief Secretary or the Financial Secretary. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Deputy_ministers_and_political_assistants">Deputy ministers and political assistants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Deputy ministers and political assistants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Political_Appointments_System" title="Political Appointments System">Political Appointments System</a></div> <p>The government released a report on the Further Development of the Political Appointment System<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on 17 October 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two new layers, deputy directors of Bureaux and Assistants to Directors (AD) would be added to the political appointments. Each Director of Bureau will be assisted by the two new appointees and constitute the political team, who would ostensibly work closely with bureau secretaries and top civil servants in implementing the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive</a>'s policy agenda in an executive-led government. As with the principal officials, these two new posts may be drawn from within or outside the civil service, and appointees may or may not have a political background.<sup id="cite_ref-attracting_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-attracting-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eight new Under-secretaries were named on 20 May, and nine Political Assistant appointments were announced on 22 May 2008. By the administration's own admission, the announcements were poorly handled, and there was widespread criticism of several key aspects, namely the nationality and experience of appointees, the transparency of the recruitment process and the level of officials' salaries.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chief_Secretary_for_Administration">Chief Secretary for Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Chief Secretary for Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_for_Administration" title="Chief Secretary for Administration">Chief Secretary for Administration</a></div> <p>The Chief Secretary for Administration is responsible for assisting the Chief Executive in the supervision of policy bureaux and plays a key role in ensuring harmony in policy formulation and implementation. The current Secretary is <a href="/wiki/Eric_Chan" title="Eric Chan">Chan Kwok-ki</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Financial_Secretary">Financial Secretary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Financial Secretary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Financial_Secretary_(Hong_Kong)" title="Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)">Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Financial_Secretary" class="mw-redirect" title="Financial Secretary">Financial Secretary</a></div> <p>The Financial Secretary is responsible for preparing the Government Budget in accordance with the Chief Executive's agenda in the policy address, ensuring fiscal policies are in accordance to the Public Finance Ordinance. The secretary has to estimate of revenue and expenditure before the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong">Legislative Council</a> each year, and to deliver an annual budget to the Legislative Council, outlining the government's budgetary proposals and moving the appropriation bills. The current FS is <a href="/wiki/Paul_Chan_Mo-po" title="Paul Chan Mo-po">Paul Chan Mo-po</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Secretary_for_Justice">Secretary for Justice</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Secretary for Justice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Justice" title="Secretary for Justice">Secretary for Justice</a></div> <p>The Secretary for Justice is responsible for prosecutions and legal matters and heads the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Justice_(Hong_Kong)" title="Department of Justice (Hong Kong)">Department of Justice</a>. The current Secretary for Justice is <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lam" title="Paul Lam">Paul Lam</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Policy_bureaux_and_departments">Policy bureaux and departments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Policy bureaux and departments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Government_Secretariat_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Government Secretariat (Hong Kong)">Government Secretariat (Hong Kong)</a></div> <p>The hierarchical structure of the government secretariat and government departments in Chief Executive <a href="/wiki/John_Lee_Ka-chiu" title="John Lee Ka-chiu">John Lee</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Lee_government" title="Lee government">administration</a> since 1 July 2022 is as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <caption style="width:30em">Government secretariat and departments, 2022–present </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:12em"> </th> <th style="width:26em">Government secretariat </th> <th style="width:26em">Government departments </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="10"><i>Under the Chief Secretary<br /> for Administration</i> </td> <td>Chief Secretary for Administration's Office </td> <td> <ul><li>Administrative Wing</li> <li>Government Records Service</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legal_Aid_Department" title="Legal Aid Department">Legal Aid Department</a></li> <li>Protocol Division</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Civil_Service_Bureau" title="Civil Service Bureau">Civil Service Bureau</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_and_Mainland_Affairs_Bureau" title="Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau">Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Registration_and_Electoral_Office" title="Registration and Electoral Office">Registration and Electoral Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Government_of_the_Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region_in_Beijing" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Beijing">Beijing Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Economic_and_Trade_Office#Greater_China_Region" title="Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office">Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Mainland China, and Taiwan)</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leisure_and_Cultural_Services_Department" title="Leisure and Cultural Services Department">Leisure and Cultural Services Department</a></li> <li>Tourism Commission</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Education_Bureau" title="Education Bureau">Education Bureau</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Environment and Ecology Bureau <ul><li>Environment Branch</li> <li>Food Branch</li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture,_Fisheries_and_Conservation_Department" title="Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department">Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_Protection_Department" title="Environmental Protection Department">Environmental Protection Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_and_Environmental_Hygiene_Department" title="Food and Environmental Hygiene Department">Food and Environmental Hygiene Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_Laboratory&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Government Laboratory (page does not exist)">Government Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Observatory" title="Hong Kong Observatory">Hong Kong Observatory</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Health Bureau </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Health">Department of Health</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_Affairs_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Home Affairs Bureau">Home and Youth Affairs Bureau</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Home_Affairs_Department" title="Home Affairs Department">Home Affairs Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Information_Services_Department" title="Information Services Department">Information Services Department</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_and_Welfare_Bureau" title="Labour and Welfare Bureau">Labour and Welfare Bureau</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Labour Department">Labour Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Welfare_Department" title="Social Welfare Department">Social Welfare Department</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Security_Bureau_(Hong_Kong)" title="Security Bureau (Hong Kong)">Security Bureau</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_Medical_Services_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Auxiliary Medical Services (Hong Kong)">Auxiliary Medical Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Aid_Service" title="Civil Aid Service">Civil Aid Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Correctional_Services_Department" title="Correctional Services Department">Correctional Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Customs_and_Excise_Department_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong)">Customs and Excise Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire_Services_Department_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Services Department (Hong Kong)">Fire Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Flying_Service_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Government Flying Service (Hong Kong)">Government Flying Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Police_Force" title="Hong Kong Police Force">Hong Kong Police Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Immigration Department (Hong Kong)">Immigration Department</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7"><i>Under the Financial<br /> Secretary</i> </td> <td>Financial Secretary's Office </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Government_Economist" title="Office of the Government Economist">Office of the Government Economist</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Commerce_and_Economic_Development_Bureau" title="Commerce and Economic Development Bureau">Commerce and Economic Development Bureau</a> </td> <td> <ul><li>Intellectual Property Department</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Invest_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Invest Hong Kong">Invest Hong Kong</a> (InvestHK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hongkong_Post" title="Hongkong Post">Post Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Television_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio Television Hong Kong">Radio Television Hong Kong</a> (RTHK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_and_Industry_Department" title="Trade and Industry Department">Trade and Industry Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Economic_and_Trade_Office#Overseas" title="Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office">Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Overseas)</a> (HKETOs)</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Development_Bureau" title="Development Bureau">Development Bureau</a> <ul><li>Planning and Lands Branch</li> <li>Works Branch</li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Architectural_Services_Department" title="Architectural Services Department">Architectural Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buildings_Department" title="Buildings Department">Buildings Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Engineering_and_Development_Department_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil Engineering and Development Department (Hong Kong)">Civil Engineering and Development Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drainage_Services_Department" title="Drainage Services Department">Drainage Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electrical_and_Mechanical_Services_Department" title="Electrical and Mechanical Services Department">Electrical and Mechanical Services Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_Registry_(Hong_Kong)" title="Land Registry (Hong Kong)">Land Registry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lands_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Lands Department">Lands Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Planning_Department_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Planning Department (Hong Kong)">Planning Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_Supplies_Department" title="Water Supplies Department">Water Supplies Department</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Financial_Services_and_the_Treasury_Bureau" title="Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau">Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau</a> <ul><li>Financial Services Branch</li> <li>The Treasury Branch</li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Census_and_Statistics_Department" title="Census and Statistics Department">Census and Statistics Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Companies_Registry_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Companies Registry (Hong Kong)">Company Registry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Logistics_Department" title="Government Logistics Department">Government Logistics Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Property_Agency_(Hong_Kong)" title="Government Property Agency (Hong Kong)">Government Property Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inland_Revenue_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)">Inland Revenue Department</a></li> <li>Insurance Authority</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Receiver%27s_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Official Receiver's Office">Official Receiver's Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rating_and_Valuation_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Rating and Valuation Department">Rating and Valuation Department</a></li> <li>The Treasury</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Housing Bureau </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Housing_Department" title="Housing Department">Housing Department</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Innovation_and_Technology_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Innovation and Technology Bureau">Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Innovation_and_Technology_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Innovation and Technology Commission">Innovation and Technology Commission</a></li> <li>Office of the Government Chief Information Officer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Efficiency_Office" title="Efficiency Office">Efficiency Office</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Transport and Logistics Bureau </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Aviation_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong)">Civil Aviation Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highways_Department" title="Highways Department">Highways Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Marine Department (Hong Kong)">Marine Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_Department_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Transport Department (Hong Kong)">Transport Department</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Office_of_the_Chief_Executive">Office of the Chief Executive</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Office of the Chief Executive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Chief_Executive" title="Office of the Chief Executive">Office of the Chief Executive</a> is responsible for ensuring the Chief Executive receives the best advice and support for formulating and co-ordinating policies. It is headed by the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, who would sit in meetings of the Executive Council. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Policy_Innovation_and_Co-ordination_Office" title="Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office">Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office</a>, <a href="/wiki/Independent_Commission_Against_Corruption_(Hong_Kong)" title="Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)">Independent Commission Against Corruption</a>, <a href="/wiki/Audit_Commission_(Hong_Kong)" title="Audit Commission (Hong Kong)">Audit Commission</a>, <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Ombudsman_(Hong_Kong)" title="Office of the Ombudsman (Hong Kong)">Office of the Ombudsman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Public_Service_Commission_(Hong_Kong)" title="Public Service Commission (Hong Kong)">Public Service Commission</a> report to the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Executive">Chief Executive</a> directly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_Secretary_for_Administration's_Office"><span id="Chief_Secretary_for_Administration.27s_Office"></span>Chief Secretary for Administration's Office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Chief Secretary for Administration's Office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Human Resources Planning and Poverty Co-ordination Office, <a href="/wiki/Administration_Wing" title="Administration Wing">Administration Wing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Legal_Aid_Department" title="Legal Aid Department">Legal Aid Department</a> are under the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Financial_Secretary's_Office"><span id="Financial_Secretary.27s_Office"></span>Financial Secretary's Office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Financial Secretary's Office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Economic_Analysis_and_Business_Facilitation_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit">Office of the Government Economist</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Monetary_Authority" title="Hong Kong Monetary Authority">Hong Kong Monetary Authority</a> are under the Financial Secretary's Office. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Department_of_Justice">Department of Justice</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Department of Justice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Justice_(Hong_Kong)" title="Department of Justice (Hong Kong)">Department of Justice</a> is led by the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Justice_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)">Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)</a> (<a href="/wiki/Legal_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Legal Department">Legal Department</a> and <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General of Hong Kong">Attorney General</a> before the transfer of sovereignty). The Secretary for Justice (SJ) is responsible for all prosecutions in Hong Kong, drafting all government legislation, and advising other policy bureaux and departments of the government on a vast array of legal issues. </p><p>The department consists of the Prosecutions Division, the Civil Division, the Legal Policy Division, the Law Drafting Division, the International Law Division and the Administration and Development Division. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Policy_Bureaux">Policy Bureaux</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Policy Bureaux"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The current fifteen policy bureaux is a result of the <a href="/wiki/Government_Secretariat_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Government Secretariat (Hong Kong)">2022 government reorganisation</a>, which added, expanded, and re-titled several bureaux. Currently, nine bureaux reports to the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Secretary (Hong Kong)">Chief Secretary for Administration</a>, and the other six reports to the <a href="/wiki/Financial_Secretary_(Hong_Kong)" title="Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)">Financial Secretary</a>. The Chief Secretary for Administration is customarily considered to be the leader of the bureaux. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Service_Bureau" title="Civil Service Bureau">Civil Service Bureau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_and_Mainland_Affairs_Bureau" title="Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau">Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture,_Sports_and_Tourism_Bureau" title="Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau">Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau</a> (newly established)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_Bureau" title="Education Bureau">Education Bureau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environment_and_Ecology_Bureau" title="Environment and Ecology Bureau">Environment and Ecology Bureau</a> (re-titled from the <a href="/wiki/Environment_Bureau" title="Environment Bureau">Environment Bureau</a> and takes over the <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Health_Bureau" title="Food and Health Bureau">Food and Health Bureau</a> except health)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Bureau_(Hong_Kong)" title="Health Bureau (Hong Kong)">Health Bureau</a> (takes over health policies from the defunct Food and Health Bureau)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Home_and_Youth_Affairs_Bureau" title="Home and Youth Affairs Bureau">Home and Youth Affairs Bureau</a> (reorganised from the <a href="/wiki/Home_Affairs_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Home Affairs Bureau">Home Affairs Bureau</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_and_Welfare_Bureau" title="Labour and Welfare Bureau">Labour and Welfare Bureau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_Bureau_(Hong_Kong)" title="Security Bureau (Hong Kong)">Security Bureau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commerce_and_Economic_Development_Bureau" title="Commerce and Economic Development Bureau">Commerce and Economic Development Bureau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Development_Bureau" title="Development Bureau">Development Bureau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Financial_Services_and_the_Treasury_Bureau" title="Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau">Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Housing_Bureau" title="Housing Bureau">Housing Bureau</a> (split from the defunct <a href="/wiki/Transport_and_Housing_Bureau" title="Transport and Housing Bureau">Transport and Housing Bureau</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Innovation,_Technology_and_Industry_Bureau" title="Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau">Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau</a> (re-titled from the <a href="/wiki/Innovation_and_Technology_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Innovation and Technology Bureau">Innovation and Technology Bureau</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_and_Logistics_Bureau" title="Transport and Logistics Bureau">Transport and Logistics Bureau</a> (split from the defunct Transport and Housing Bureau)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Departments_and_agencies">Departments and agencies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Departments and agencies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a more comprehensive list, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_Hong_Kong_government_agencies" title="List of Hong Kong government agencies">List of Hong Kong government agencies</a>.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">Chinese Communist Party</a> <ul><li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Housing_Bureau" title="Housing Bureau">Housing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture,_Sports_and_Tourism_Bureau" title="Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau">Culture, Sports and Tourism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_agency" title="Government agency">Departments</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administration_Wing" title="Administration Wing">Administration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture,_Fisheries_and_Conservation_Department" title="Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department">Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architectural_Services_Department" title="Architectural Services Department">Architectural Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buildings_Department" title="Buildings Department">Buildings</a></li> <li><a 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exist)">Cultural and Creative Industries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Customs_and_Excise_Department" title="Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department">Customs and Excise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drainage_Services_Department" title="Drainage Services Department">Drainage Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Efficiency_Office" title="Efficiency Office">Efficiency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electrical_and_Mechanical_Services_Department" title="Electrical and Mechanical Services Department">Electrical and Mechanical Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Registration_and_Electoral_Office" title="Registration and Electoral Office">Electoral Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_Protection_Department" title="Environmental Protection Department">Environmental Protection</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Working_Family_and_Student_Financial_Assistance_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency (page does not exist)">Financial Assistance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire_Services_Department,_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire Services Department, Hong Kong">Fire Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_and_Environmental_Hygiene_Department" title="Food and Environmental Hygiene Department">Food and Environmental Hygiene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Flying_Service" title="Government Flying Service">Government Flying Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_Laboratory&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Government Laboratory (page does not exist)">Government Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Logistics_Department" title="Government Logistics Department">Government Logistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Property_Agency_(Hong_Kong)" title="Government Property Agency (Hong Kong)">Government Property</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Records_Service" title="Government Records Service">Government Records Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_(Hong_Kong)" title="Department of Health (Hong Kong)">Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highways_Department" title="Highways Department">Highways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Home_Affairs_Department" title="Home Affairs Department">Home Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Housing_Department" title="Housing Department">Housing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Immigration Department (Hong Kong)">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_Policy_Office" title="Digital Policy Office">Information Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Information_Services_Department" title="Information Services Department">Information Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inland_Revenue_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)">Inland Revenue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Innovation_and_Technology_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Innovation and Technology Commission">Innovation and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Intellectual_Property_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Intellectual Property Department (page does not exist)">Intellectual Property</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/InvestHK" title="InvestHK">Investment Promotion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_and_Welfare_Bureau#Subordinate_departments" title="Labour and Welfare Bureau">Labour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_Registry_(Hong_Kong)" title="Land Registry (Hong Kong)">Land Registry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lands_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Lands Department">Lands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legal_Aid_Department" title="Legal Aid Department">Legal Aid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leisure_and_Cultural_Services_Department" title="Leisure and Cultural Services Department">Leisure and Cultural Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Marine Department (Hong Kong)">Marine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Observatory" title="Hong Kong Observatory">Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Receiver%27s_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Official Receiver's Office">Official Receiver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Town_Planning_Board" title="Town Planning Board">Planning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Police_Force" title="Hong Kong Police Force">Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hongkong_Post" title="Hongkong Post">Post</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Railways_Department_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Railways Department (Hong Kong)">Railways</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rating_and_Valuation_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Rating and Valuation Department">Rating and Valuation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RTHK" title="RTHK">Radio Television Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Welfare_Department" title="Social Welfare Department">Social Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tourism_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tourism Commission (page does not exist)">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_and_Industry_Department" title="Trade and Industry Department">Trade and Industry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_Department" title="Transport Department">Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treasury_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Treasury (Hong Kong)">Treasury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_Supplies_Department" title="Water Supplies Department">Water Supplies</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Regulatory_agency" title="Regulatory agency">Statutory agencies<br />or authorities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Accident_Investigation_Authority" title="Air Accident Investigation Authority">Air Accident Investigation Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airport_Authority_Hong_Kong" title="Airport Authority Hong Kong">Airport Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antiquities_Advisory_Board" title="Antiquities Advisory Board">Antiquities Advisory Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antiquities_and_Monuments_Office" title="Antiquities and Monuments Office">Antiquities and Monuments Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audit_Commission_(Hong_Kong)" title="Audit Commission (Hong Kong)">Audit Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_Medical_Service" title="Auxiliary Medical Service">Auxiliary Medical Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centre_for_Health_Protection" title="Centre for Health Protection">Centre for Health Protection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Aid_Service" title="Civil Aid Service">Civil Aid Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Construction_Industry_Council_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Construction Industry Council Hong Kong">Construction Industry Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consumer_Council" title="Consumer Council">Consumer Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centre_for_Food_Safety" title="Centre for Food Safety">Centre for Food Safety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communications_Authority" title="Communications Authority">Communications Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_Analysis_and_Business_Facilitation_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit">Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estate_Agents_Authority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Estate Agents Authority (page does not exist)">Estate Agents Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equal_Opportunities_Commission_(Hong_Kong)" title="Equal Opportunities Commission (Hong Kong)">Equal Opportunities Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Examinations_and_Assessment_Authority" title="Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority">Examinations and Assessment Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Exchanges_and_Clearing" title="Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing">Exchanges and Clearing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Export_Credit_Insurance_Corporation" title="Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation">Export Credit Insurance Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heung_Yee_Kuk" title="Heung Yee Kuk">Heung Yee Kuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Housing_Authority" title="Hong Kong Housing Authority">Housing Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Housing_Society" title="Hong Kong Housing Society">Housing Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hospital_Authority" title="Hospital Authority">Hospital Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Commission_Against_Corruption_(Hong_Kong)" title="Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)">Independent Commission Against Corruption</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Insurance_Authority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Insurance Authority (page does not exist)">Insurance Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Police_Complaints_Council" title="Independent Police Complaints Council">Independent Police Complaints Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liquor_Licensing_Board_(Hong_Kong)" title="Liquor Licensing Board (Hong Kong)">Liquor Licensing Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Ombudsman_(Hong_Kong)" title="Office of the Ombudsman (Hong Kong)">Office of the Ombudsman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Policy_Innovation_and_Co-ordination_Office" title="Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office">Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Science_and_Technology_Parks_Corporation" title="Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation">Science and Technology Parks Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sales_of_First-hand_Residential_Properties_Authority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Authority (page does not exist)">Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Securities_and_Futures_Commission" title="Securities and Futures Commission">Securities and Futures Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Tourism_Board" title="Hong Kong Tourism Board">Tourism Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Town_Planning_Board" title="Town Planning Board">Town Planning Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Trade_Development_Council" title="Hong Kong Trade Development Council">Trade Development Council</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Travel_Industry_Authority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Travel Industry Authority (page does not exist)">Travel Industry Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Kowloon_Cultural_District#West_Kowloon_Cultural_District_Authority_(WKCDA)" title="West Kowloon Cultural District">West Kowloon Cultural District Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urban_Renewal_Authority" title="Urban Renewal Authority">Urban Renewal Authority</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Hong_Kong" title="History of Hong Kong">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_Hong_Kong" title="Prehistoric Hong Kong">Prehistoric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Hong_Kong_under_Imperial_China" title="History of Hong Kong under Imperial China">Imperial China</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bao%27an_County" title="Bao'an County">Bao'an County and Xin'an County</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Hong_Kong" title="British Hong Kong">British colony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Hong_Kong_(1800s%E2%80%931930s)" title="History of Hong Kong (1800s–1930s)">1800s–1930s</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_during_World_War_I" title="Hong Kong during World War I">WWI</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hong_Kong" title="Battle of Hong Kong">Battle of Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Hong_Kong" title="Japanese occupation of Hong Kong">Japanese occupation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950s_in_Hong_Kong" title="1950s in Hong Kong">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960s_in_Hong_Kong" title="1960s in Hong Kong">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970s_in_Hong_Kong" title="1970s in Hong Kong">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980s_in_Hong_Kong" title="1980s in Hong Kong">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990s_in_Hong_Kong" title="1990s in Hong Kong">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handover_of_Hong_Kong" title="Handover of Hong Kong">Handover of Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000s_in_Hong_Kong" title="2000s in Hong Kong">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010s_in_Hong_Kong" title="2010s in Hong Kong">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020s_in_Hong_Kong" title="2020s in Hong Kong">2020s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Hong_Kong" title="Geography of Hong Kong">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Hong_Kong" title="Districts of Hong Kong">Administrative divisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_pollution_in_Hong_Kong" title="Air pollution in Hong Kong">Air pollution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of places in Hong Kong">Areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bays_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of bays in Hong Kong">Bays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaches_of_Hong_Kong" title="Beaches of Hong Kong">Beaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_buildings_and_structures_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong">Buildings and structures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_channels_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of channels in Hong Kong">Channels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of towns in Hong Kong">Cities and towns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conservation_in_Hong_Kong" title="Conservation in Hong Kong">Country parks and conservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environment_of_Hong_Kong" title="Environment of Hong Kong">Ecology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_reclamation_in_Hong_Kong" title="Land reclamation in Hong Kong">Land reclamation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_harbours_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of harbours in Hong Kong">Harbours</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_and_peninsulas_of_Hong_Kong" title="List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong">Islands and peninsulas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lakes of Hong Kong">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_parks_in_Hong_Kong" title="Marine parks in Hong Kong">Marine parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains,_peaks_and_hills_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong">Mountains and peaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_urban_public_parks_and_gardens_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong">Public parks and gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_reservoirs_of_Hong_Kong" title="List of reservoirs of Hong Kong">Reservoirs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_and_nullahs_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of rivers and nullahs in Hong Kong">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of villages in Hong Kong">Villages</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Hong_Kong" title="Politics of Hong Kong">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/March_of_the_Volunteers" title="March of the Volunteers">National anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law" title="Hong Kong Basic Law">Basic Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Hong_Kong" title="Districts of Hong Kong">Districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Hong_Kong" title="Elections in Hong Kong">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_Hong_Kong" title="Emblem of Hong Kong">Emblem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Hong_Kong" title="Flag of Hong Kong">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Hong_Kong" title="Foreign relations of Hong Kong">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_independence" title="Hong Kong independence">Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Judiciary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Hong_Kong" title="Law of Hong Kong">Legal system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong">Legislative Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Hong_Kong" title="LGBT rights in Hong Kong">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Hong_Kong_Garrison" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_country,_two_systems" title="One country, two systems">One country, two systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of political parties in Hong Kong">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong protests">Protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sino-British_Joint_Declaration" title="Sino-British Joint Declaration">Sino-British Joint Declaration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_administrative_regions_of_China" title="Special administrative regions of China">Special administrative regions of China</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Civil_Service" title="Hong Kong Civil Service">Public services</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Hong_Kong" title="Education in Hong Kong">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Fire_Services_Department" title="Hong Kong Fire Services Department">Fire services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_and_Health_Bureau" title="Food and Health Bureau">Food and Health Bureau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_in_Hong_Kong" title="Health in Hong Kong">Healthcare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Police_Force" title="Hong Kong Police Force">Police</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Hong_Kong" title="Economy of Hong Kong">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_banks_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of banks in Hong Kong">Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_of_Hong_Kong" title="List of companies of Hong Kong">Companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_dollar" title="Hong Kong dollar">Dollar <span style="font-size:85%;">(currency)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Employment_in_Hong_Kong" title="Employment in Hong Kong">Employment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawkers_in_Hong_Kong" title="Hawkers in Hong Kong">Hawkers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_of_Hong_Kong" title="Port of Hong Kong">Port</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Stock_Exchange" title="Hong Kong Stock Exchange">Stock Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communications_in_Hong_Kong" title="Communications in Hong Kong">Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_(business)" title="Hong (business)">The Hongs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Hong_Kong" title="Tourism in Hong Kong">Tourism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Transport_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Transport of Hong Kong">Transport</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Hong_Kong" title="List of airlines of Hong Kong">Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_International_Airport" title="Hong Kong International Airport">Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bus_services_in_Hong_Kong" title="Bus services in Hong Kong">Buses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cycling_in_Hong_Kong" title="Cycling in Hong Kong">Cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Hong_Kong#Ferries" title="Transport in Hong Kong">Ferries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_streets_and_roads_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of streets and roads in Hong Kong">List of roads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Hong_Kong" title="Rail transport in Hong Kong">Rail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxicabs_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Taxicabs of Hong Kong">Taxis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Hong_Kong" title="Crime in Hong Kong">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prostitution_in_Hong_Kong" title="Prostitution in Hong Kong">Prostitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sex_trafficking_in_Hong_Kong" title="Sex trafficking in Hong Kong">Sex trafficking</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Hong_Kong" title="Culture of Hong Kong">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Hong_Kong" title="Architecture of Hong Kong">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Hong_Kong" title="Cinema of Hong Kong">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_comics" title="Hong Kong comics">Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheung_Chau_Bun_Festival" title="Cheung Chau Bun Festival">Cheung Chau Bun Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_cuisine" title="Hong Kong cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambling_in_Hong_Kong" title="Gambling in Hong Kong">Gambling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graffiti_in_Hong_Kong" title="Graffiti in Hong Kong">Graffiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heritage_conservation_in_Hong_Kong" title="Heritage conservation in Hong Kong">Heritage conservation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bauhinia_%C3%97_blakeana" title="Bauhinia × blakeana">Hong Kong orchid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Hong_Kong" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of Hong Kong">Honours system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_nationalism" title="Hong Kong nationalism">Hong Kong nationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Hong_Kong" title="Languages of Hong Kong">Languages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_culture_in_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT culture in Hong Kong">LGBT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lion_Rock_Spirit" title="Lion Rock Spirit">Lion Rock Spirit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_literature" title="Hong Kong literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDull" title="McDull">McDull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_of_Hong_Kong" title="Media of Hong Kong">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Hong_Kong" title="List of museums in Hong Kong">Museums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Hong_Kong" title="Music of Hong Kong">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ngai_jong" title="Ngai jong">Ngai jong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong people">People</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Hong_Kong" title="Demographics of Hong Kong">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_Hong_Kong" title="Women in Hong Kong">Women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Youth_in_Hong_Kong" title="Youth in Hong Kong">Youth</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Hong_Kong" title="Public holidays in Hong Kong">Public holidays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Hong_Kong" title="Religion in Hong Kong">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RTHK" title="RTHK">RTHK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shopping_in_Hong_Kong" title="Shopping in Hong Kong">Shopping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Hong_Kong" title="Sport in Hong Kong">Sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_in_Hong_Kong" title="Television in Hong Kong">Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visual_art_of_Hong_Kong" title="Visual art of Hong Kong">Visual art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglosphere" title="Anglosphere">Anglosphere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CJKV" class="mw-redirect" title="CJKV">CJKV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sinosphere" title="Sinosphere">Sinosphere</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Governments_of_Asia" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Asia_topic" title="Template:Asia topic"><abbr title="View this 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title="Government of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bahrain" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bangladesh" title="Government of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bhutan" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Brunei" title="Government of Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Cambodia" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_China" title="Government of China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Cyprus" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_East_Timor" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of East Timor">East Timor (Timor-Leste)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Egypt" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Georgia_(country)" title="Government of Georgia (country)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Indonesia" title="Government of Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Iran" title="Government of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Israel" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Japan" title="Government of Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Kazakhstan" title="Government of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_North_Korea" title="Government of North Korea">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Korea" title="Government of South Korea">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Kuwait" title="Government of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Kyrgyzstan" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Laos" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Laos">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Lebanon" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Malaysia" title="Government of Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of the Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Mongolia" title="Government of Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Myanmar" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Nepal" title="Government of Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Oman" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Pakistan" title="Government of Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_Philippines" title="Government of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Qatar" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Russia" title="Government of Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Singapore" title="Government of Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Government of Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Syria" title="Government of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tajikistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Thailand" title="Government of Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Turkey" title="Government of Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Turkmenistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Uzbekistan" title="Government of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Vietnam" title="Government of Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Abkhazia" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Northern_Cyprus" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_State_of_Palestine" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of the State of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Ossetia" title="Government of South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_Republic_of_China" title="Government of the Republic of China">Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dependent_territory" title="Dependent territory">Dependencies</a> and<br />other territories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" 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