Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau

Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau
Bureau overview
財經事務及庫務局
Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR
Formed	1 July 2002
Jurisdiction	Hong Kong Government
Headquarters	24/F, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Minister responsible	Ceajer Chan, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
Deputy Minister responsible	Julia Leung, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
Bureau executives	Au King-chi, Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services) Elizabeth Tse, Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury)
Website	http://www.fstb.gov.hk

Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Chinese: 財經事務及庫務局; Jyutping: coi2 ging1 si6 mou6 kap6 fu3 mou6 guk6) or FSTB is a part of the twelve policy bureaux for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. They are responsible for developing and executing government policy on finance and treasury. The agency is establish on 1 July 2002. The current head of the department is Ceajer Chan and the under secretary is Julia Leung.

History

Financial Services Bureau was established on 1 July 1997. The previous form is Financial Services Branch under Colonial Hong Kong, headed by the Secretary for Financial Services.

Finance Bureau was established on 1 July 1997. The previous form is Finance Branch under Colonial Hong Kong, headed by the Secretary for the Treasury.

Financial Services Bureau and Finance Bureau were merged to become Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau on 1 July 2002, headed by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury. A Financial Services Branch and a Treasury Branch were created within the Bureau,each headed by a permanent secretary of D8 rank on the Directorate Pay Scale.

Past Secretaries

British Hong Kong

Before 1976

Office Title	Officeholder	Term
Deputy Financial Secretary	Arthur Grenfell Clarke	1945–1951
	John James Cowperthwaite	1952–1961
	Charles Philip Haddon-Cave	1969–1971
	David Jeaffreson	1972–1976

After 1976

Office Title	Officeholder	Term	Office Title	Officeholder	Term
Secretary for Monetary Affairs	Douglas Blye	1976–1985	Deputy Financial Secretary	Henry Ching	1976–1984^[1]
	Douglas Blye	1976–1985		Selwyn Eugene Alleyne	1984–1987^[2]
	David Nendick	1985–1992		John Francis Yaxley	1987–1989^[3]
	David Nendick	1985–1992		Hamish Macleod	1 March 1989 – 31 March 1989
	Michael David Cartland	January 1993 – March 1993	Secretary for the Treasury	Hamish Macleod	1989–1991
		January 1993 – March 1993		Yeung Kai-yin	1991–1993
Secretary for Financial Services		1993–1995		Donald Tsang	1993–1995
Secretary for Financial Services	Rafael Hui	1995–1997		Kwong Ki Chi	1995–1997

Hong Kong SAR

Office Title	Officeholder	Term	Office Title	Officeholder	Term
Secretary for Financial Services	Rafael Hui	1997–2000	Secretary for the Treasury	Kwong Ki Chi	1997–1998
Secretary for Financial Services	Stephen Ip	2000–2002	Secretary for the Treasury	Denise Yue	1998–2002
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury	Frederick Ma	2002–2007	Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury	Julia Leung	2008–present
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury	Ceajer Chan	2007–present	Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury	Julia Leung	2008–present

References

External links

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Policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government

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Current bureaux	Civil Service Commerce and Economic Development Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Development Education Environment Financial Services and the Treasury Food and Health Home Affairs Innovation and Technology Labour and Welfare Security Transport and Housing

Previous bureaux (after 1997)	Broadcasting, Culture and Sport 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 Finance 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 Works

Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury: KC Chan

Subordinate departments

Financial Services Branch	Census and Statistics Department Company Registry Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Official Receiver's Office

Treasury Branch	Government Logistics Department Government Property Agency Inland Revenue Department Rating and Valuation Department Treasury

Predecessors

Financial Services Bureau
Financial Services Branch
Monetary Affairs Branch
Finance Bureau
Finance Branch

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