''Hong Kong Government Gazette'' is the official publication of the

Government of Hong Kong The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the executive authorities of Hong Kong SAR. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino-Br ...

and publishes laws, ordinances and other regulations. It is managed under the Government Logistics Department (GLD). The Director of the GLD reports to the

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, head of Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, is responsible for the monitoring of financial services sector and maintaining the assets of the government. ...

(and then to the Financial Secretary). The ''Government Gazette'' began on 24 September 1853 by the then

British Crown colony A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony administered by The Crown within the British Empire. There was usually a Governor, appointed by the British monarch on the advice of the UK Government, with or without the assistance of a local Council ...

and continues today as the publication of the

Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China The special administrative regions (SAR) of the People's Republic of China are one of the provincial-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China directly under the control of its Central People's Government (State Co ...

and renamed as the'' Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette''. Old records are kept by libraries around the world and the government of Hong Kong. Online records of the Gazette date back to 2000. The ''Hong Kong Gazette'' was an earlier government gazette in British Hong Kong, which was amalgamated with the '' Friend of China'' in 1842. The ''Friend of China'' remained the government gazette between 1842 and 1845.

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list of ''Gazette'' recordsDigital Records from 1853-1941Government of ''HKSAR Gazette''
{{Italic title Publications established in 1853 Government of Hong Kong Government gazettes 1853 establishments in Hong Kong