Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands
Encyclopedia
The Hong Kong
Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands was the head of the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau, which was responsible for urban planning policy, public housing
and the management and selling of public lands. The position was abolished in 2007 when the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau was abolished.
The position was created on July 1, 2002, when the Principal Officials Accountability System
was introduced, by merging the previous positions of Secretary for Housing and Secretary for Planning and Lands. Before 2000, when the responsibility of environment issues was transferred to the new created position of Secretary for the Environment and Food, Secretary for Planning and Lands was known as Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands.
Secretary for Housing
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands was the head of the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau, which was responsible for urban planning policy, public housing
Public housing in Hong Kong
Public housing in Hong Kong is a set of mass housing programmes through which the Government of Hong Kong provides affordable housing for lower-income residents. It is a major component of housing in Hong Kong, with nearly half of the population now residing in some form of public housing...
and the management and selling of public lands. The position was abolished in 2007 when the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau was abolished.
The position was created on July 1, 2002, when the Principal Officials Accountability System
Principal Officials Accountability System
Principal Officials Accountability System , commonly referred to as the Ministerial system, sometimes the Accountability system, was introduced in Hong Kong by Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa in July 2002...
was introduced, by merging the previous positions of Secretary for Housing and Secretary for Planning and Lands. Before 2000, when the responsibility of environment issues was transferred to the new created position of Secretary for the Environment and Food, Secretary for Planning and Lands was known as Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands.
List of office holders Before POAS
Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands- Bowen Leung Po Wing
Secretary for Housing
- Dominic Wong Sing Wah