The Secretary for Environment and Ecology () of 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, ...

is responsible for environment protection policy in

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 ...

. The position was created most recently in 2007 as the Secretary for the Environment to replace portions of the previous portfolio of

Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works 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 ...

. On 1 July 2022, the position renamed with the absorption of the food and environmental hygiene portfolio from the Secretary for Food and Health. The position was renamed various times to include different portfolios, including Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works (), who heads the

Environment, Transport and Works Bureau The Environment, Transport and Works Bureau (ETWB) was formerly a policy bureau of the Hong Kong Government in existence from 2002 to 2007. It was responsible for: *Environmental protection *Transport *Public works *Waste management The bureau w ...

of the

, responsible for public works projects, transport related issues and environmental protection.

List of office holders

Political party:

Secretaries for the Environment, 1973–1981

Secretaries for Lands and Works, 1981–1989

Secretaries for Planning, Environment and Lands, 1989–1997

Secretaries for Planning, Environment and Lands, 1997–1999

; Planning affairs were handled by the Secretary for Planning and Lands between 2000 and 2002.

Secretaries for the Environment and Food, 2000–2002

Secretaries for the Environment, Transport and Works, 2002–2007

Secretaries for the Environment, 2007–2022

Secretaries for Environment and Ecology, 2022–present

References

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Environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...

Environment ministers