Home Affairs Bureau

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Home Affairs Bureau (Traditional Chinese: 民政事務局) is one of the policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government.

One of the important roles of the Home Affairs Bureau is to enhance liaison and communication with all sectors of the community including the Legislative Council and the general public.

The current Secretary for Home Affairs is Patrick Ho.

[edit] Responsibilities

Home Affairs is responsible for policies such as:

Human Rights
Equal Opportunities
Protection of Personal Data
Access to Information
Maintenance Payments

List of agencies linked to HAB:

Advisory committees

Antiquities Advisory Board
Cantonese Opera Advisory Committee
Committee on Performing Arts
Committee on Museums
Committee on Libraries
Commission on Youth
Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education
Committee on the Promotion of Racial Harmony
District Councils
Betting and Lotteries Commission
Independent Commission on Remuneration for Members of the District Councils of the HKSAR
Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee
Po Leung Kuk Advisory Board
Stamp Advisory Committee
Sports Commission
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Advisory Board

Non-departmental public bodies

Council of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Equal Opportunities Commission
Hong Kong Arts Development Council

Appeal boards

Appeal Board (Amusement Game Centres)
Appeal Board (Bedspace Apartments)
Appeal Board (Betting Duty Ordinance, Chapter 108)
Appeal Board (Clubs (Safety of Premises))
Appeal Board (Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation)
Appeal Board Panel (Amusement Rides (Safety))

Advisory and management boards of trusts

Cantonese Opera Development Fund Advisory Committee (in Chinese only)
Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries
Board of Trustees of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust
Board of Trustees of the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund
Board of Trustees, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund
Brewin Trust Fund Committee
Chinese Temples Committee
Council of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust
Grantham Scholarships Fund Committee
Li Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund Committee
Lord Wilson United World Colleges Scholarship Fund Council
Ping Wo Fund Advisory Committee
Sir David Trench Fund Committee
Sir David Trench Fund for Recreation Investment Advisory Committee
Sir Jack Cater Scholarship Fund Selection Committee
Sir Murray MacLehose Trust Fund Investment Advisory Committee
Sir Robert Black Trust Fund Committee

Miscellaneous boards and committees

Award Council of the Hong Kong Award for Young People
Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Arts Centre

[edit] See also

Other government agencies with ties to Home Affairs:

Leisure and Cultureal Services Department
Information Services Department
Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority

Policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government
Civil Services \| Commerce, Industry and Technology \| Constitutional Affairs \| Economic Development and Labour \| Education and Manpower \| Environment, Transport and Works \| Financial Services and the Treasury \| Health, Welfare and Food \| Home Affairs \| Housing, Planning and Lands \| Security
(Past bureaux: Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Bureau \| Commerce and Industry \| Economic Services \| Environment and Food \| Health and Welfare \| Housing \| Information Technology and Broadcasting \| Planning and Lands \| Trade and Industry \| Transport \| Treasury \| Works)