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

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Policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government
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Past bureaux (after 1997): Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Bureau | Commerce and Industry | Commerce, Industry and Technology | Constitutional Affairs | Economic Services | Economic Development and Labour | Education and Manpower | Environment and Food | Environment, Transport and Works | Health and Welfare | Health, Welfare and Food | Housing | Housing, Planning and Lands | Information Technology and Broadcasting | Planning, Environment and Lands | Planning and Lands | Trade and Industry | Transport | Treasury | Works


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Scout Association of Hong Kong | Hong Kong Girl Guides Association | Hong Kong Red Cross | Hong Kong St. John Ambulance | The Boys' Brigade, Hong Kong | The Girls' Brigade, Hong Kong | Hong Kong Road Safety Association | Hong Kong Award for Young People | Agency for Volunteer Service
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