The Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture (Portuguese

Portuguese language

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: Secretariado para os Assuntos Sociais e Cultura, Chinese

Chinese language

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: 社會文化司) is a department of the Macau Government. The Secretariat is responsible for the education, health, tourism, social affairs and culture issues in the region.

The current department took over the role formerly held by the:

• Secretary for Social Affairs and Budget
  Secretary for Social Affairs and Budget
  Secretary for Social Affairs and Budget was a member of the Portguese Macau Government. The Secretary headed the Secretariat is responsible for the health and social affairs in the colony....
  
   (Portuguese: Secretariado para os Assuntos Sociais e Orçamento)
• Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture
  Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture
  The Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture was bureau secretary in the Portuguese administration in Macau. The Secretary was responsible for communications and promoting the colony of Macau...
  
   (Portuguese: Secretariado para as Comunicações, Turismo e Cultura)

List of responsibilities:

• Health Bureau
• Education and Youth Affairs Bureau
• Cultural Affairs Bureau
• Macau Government Tourist Office
• Social Welfare Bureau
• Macau Sports Development Board
• Teritary Education Services Office
• Institute of Tourism Studies
• Macau Grand Prix Committee
• Macau Tourism Office in Portugal
• University of Macau
• Macau Polytechnic Institute

List of Secretariats

• Fernando Chui Sai On
  Fernando Chui Sai On
  Fernando Chui Sai On is the current Chief Executive of Macau, he was the Secretary for Social and Cultural Affairs from 1999 to 2009....
  
   1999-2009
  • Alexis Tam Chon Weng - Director
• Cheong U
  Cheong U
  Cheong U MPA, BPA is the head of the Commission Against Corruption in Macau.Born in China, Cheong went to Hou Kong Secondary School and obtained his bachelor's degree in public administration at the University of Macau's National Institute of Public Administration of Portugal and a Master of...
  
   2009-

Former Officials

• Dr. Antonio Salavessa da Costa - Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture
  Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture
  The Secretary for Communications, Tourism and Culture was bureau secretary in the Portuguese administration in Macau. The Secretary was responsible for communications and promoting the colony of Macau...
  
  

See also

Other principal officials of Macau:

• Secretariat for Administration and Justice (Macau)
  Secretariat for Administration and Justice (Macau)
  The Secretariat for Administration and Justice is a department of the government of Macau. The secretariat is responsible for the civil service, legal affairs, and municipal affairs in the region...
  
  
• Secretariat for Economy and Finance (Macau)
  Secretariat for Economy and Finance (Macau)
  The Secretariat for Economy and Finance is a department of the Macau GovernmentThe Secretariat is responsible for economic, financial and labour affairs the region....
  
  
• Secretariat for Security (Macau)
  Secretariat for Security (Macau)
  The Secretariat for Security is the government department responsible for public safety and security in Macau. The role replaced the former post of Secretary for Public Security...
  
  
• Secretariat for Transport and Public Works (Macau)
  Secretariat for Transport and Public Works (Macau)
  The Secretariat for Transport and Public Works is the department of the Macau Government responsible for overseeing a number of the region's important services....