Secretary for Labour and Welfare

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Secretary for Labour and Welfare 勞工及福利局局長
Emblem of Hong Kong
Incumbent Law Chi-kwong since 1 July 2017
Labour and Welfare Bureau
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Central People's Government nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holder	Matthew Cheung
Formation	1 July 2007
Website	LWB

勞工及福利局局長

Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Lòuh gūng kahp fūk leih guhk guhk jéung
Jyutping	Lou⁴ gung¹ kap⁶ fuk¹ lei⁶ guk⁶ guk⁶ zoeng²

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Chinese: 勞工及福利局局長) of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for labour and social welfare policy in Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for Economic Development and Labour and welfare portion from Secretary for Food and Health.

List of office holders

Politiical party: Nonpartisan

Secretaries for Economic Services, 1973–1982

№	Name	Term of office		Governor
1	Derek Jones 鍾信	November 1973	September 1976	Sir Murray MacLehose (1971–1982)
2	David Jeaffreson 謝法新	September 1976	September 1982	Sir Murray MacLehose (1971–1982)
2	David Jeaffreson 謝法新	September 1976	September 1982	Sir Edward Youde (1982–1986)

№	Name	Term of office		Governor
1	James Neil Henderson 韓達誠	1983	1986	Sir Edward Youde (1982–1986)
2	R. G. B. Bridge 布立之	1986	1989	Sir David Wilson (1987–1992)
3	Yeung Kai-yin 楊啟彥	1989	1991
4	John Chan 陳祖澤	1991	1993
4	John Chan 陳祖澤	1991	1993	Chris Patten (1992–1997)
5	Leung Man-kin 梁文建	1993	1995
6	Joseph Wong 王永平	August 1995	30 June 1997

№	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Duration	Chief Executive	Term	Ref
1		Joseph Wong Wing-ping 王永平	1 July 1997	3 July 2000	7003109800000000000♠3 years, 2 days	Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005)	1
2		Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun 羅范椒芬	3 July 2000	3 June 2002	7002727000000000000♠1 year, 362 days	Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005)	1

№	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Duration	Chief Executive	Term	Ref
1		Stephen Ip Shu-kwan 葉澍堃	1 July 2002	30 June 2007	7003182500000000000♠4 years, 364 days	Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005)	2
1		Stephen Ip Shu-kwan 葉澍堃	1 July 2002	30 June 2007	7003182500000000000♠4 years, 364 days	Donald Tsang (2005–2012)	2

№	Name	Term of office		Duration	Chief Executive	Term
1	Matthew Cheung Kin-chung 張建宗	1 July 2007	16 January 2017	7003348700000000000♠9 years, 199 days	Donald Tsang (2005–2012)	3
1	Matthew Cheung Kin-chung 張建宗	1 July 2007	16 January 2017	7003348700000000000♠9 years, 199 days	Leung Chun-ying (2012–2017)	4
2	Stephen Sui Wai-keung 蕭偉強	13 February 2017	30 June 2017	7002137000000000000♠137 days	Leung Chun-ying (2012–2017)	4
3	Law Chi-kwong 羅致光	1 July 2017	Incumbent	7001530000000000000♠53 days	Carrie Lam (2017–present)	5

Principal officials of Hong Kong
Secretaries of departments	Chief Secretary Financial Secretary Secretary for Justice
Secretaries of 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
Other principal officials	Audit Police ICAC Customs and Excise Immigration
Past secretaries of 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 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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Labour and Welfare Bureau (Hong Kong)
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