The Secretary for Health () is a ministerial position in the

Hong Kong Government The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the Executive (government), executive authorities of Hong Kong Special administrative regions of China, ...

, who heads the

Health Bureau The Health Bureau ( zh, 衛生局, pt, Serviços de Saúde) in Macau is mainly responsible for coordinating the activities between the public and private organisations in the area of public health, and assure the health of citizens through speciali ...

. The current office holder is

Lo Chung-mau Lo Chung-mau (, born 1961) is a specialist in liver transplant, currently the Secretary of Health of the Government of Hong Kong. Before joining the government, he was Hospital Chief Executive at The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Chai ...

. The position was created on 1 July 2022, following the

reshuffle A cabinet reshuffle or shuffle occurs when a head of government rotates or changes the composition of Political minister, ministers in their Cabinet (government), cabinet, or when the Head of State changes the head of government and a number of ...

of the principal officials and reorganisation of the policy bureaux of the

. It replaced the previous

Secretary for Food and Health The Secretary for Health () is a ministerial position in the Hong Kong Government, who heads the Health Bureau. The current office holder is Lo Chung-mau. The position was created on 1 July 2022, following the reshuffle of the principal o ...

, and the portfolio with foods transferred to the

Secretary for Environment and Ecology The Secretary for Environment and Ecology () of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for environment protection policy in Hong Kong. The position was created most recently in 2007 as the Secretary for the Environment to replace portions of the ...

. Before that, the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food () was created as a ministerial position who headed the

Health, Welfare and Food Bureau The Food and Health Bureau (FHB) was a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong from 2007 to 2022 that managed food hygiene, environmental hygiene and health policies in Hong Kong. It was led by the Secretary for Food and Health (SFH) d ...

(HWFB). It was replaced by

on 1 July 2007, following the reshuffle of the principal officials and reorganisation of the policy bureaux of the

. It replaced the previous

Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a w ...

, and the portfolio with welfare transferred to the

Secretary for Labour and Welfare The Secretary for Labour and Welfare () of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for labour and social welfare policy in Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for Economic Develo ...

. The SH is a politically appointed position. In other words, its term expires when the

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leaves office. The secretary is also a member of the Executive Council (ExCo).

List of office holders

Political party:

Secretaries for Social Services, 1973–1983

Secretaries for Health and Welfare, 1983–1997

Secretaries for Health and Welfare, 1997–2002

Secretaries for Health, Welfare and Food, 2002–2007

Secretaries for Food and Health, 2007–2022

Secretaries for Health, 2022–Present

References

External links

Official website of the Food and Health Bureau
{{Food and Health Bureau Food and Health, Secretary for Medical and health organisations based in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...