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The Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau () is a former policy bureau 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- ...
, which was responsible for urban planning policy,
public housing Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, de ...
and the management and selling of public lands. It was headed by the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands. The bureau was established in 2002, and was abolished in 2007. Its scope was transferred to the
Transport and Housing Bureau The Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) was an agency of the Government of Hong Kong between 2007 and 2022, responsible for a range of policies such as the internal and external transportation, including air transport, land transport, maritime ...
and the
Development Bureau The Development Bureau (DEVB; ) is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for urban planning and renewal, land administration, infrastructure development, building safety, landscape, greening & tree development, water supplies, ...
.


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Government Secretariat (Hong Kong) The Government Secretariat (; known as 布政司署 before transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong, 1997) is collectively formed by the Offices of the Chief Secretary (Hong Kong), Chief Secretary and the Financial Secretary (Hong Kong), Financial ...
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