The Secretary for Housing (Chinese: 房屋局局長) in Hong Kong is responsible for housing related issues. The position was first created in 1973 and re-created in 2022 after renamed to Secretary for Transport and Housing in 2007.

Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region

Secretary for Housing
房屋局局長
Incumbent
Winnie Ho
since 1 July 2022
Housing Bureau
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCentral People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holderIan Macdonald Lightbody
Formation1973; 51 years ago (1973)
WebsiteHB
Secretary for Housing
Traditional Chinese房屋局局長
Simplified Chinese房屋局局长
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFángwū Jú Júzhǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFòhng ūk guhk guhk jéung
JyutpingFong4 uk1 guk6 guk6 zoeng2

List of office holders

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Political party:   Nonpartisan

Secretaries for Housing, 1973–1988

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No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
1   Ian MacDonald Lightbody
黎保德
1973 1977 Sir Murray MacLehose
(1971–1982)
2   Alan James Scott
施恪
1 June 1977 14 May 1980 [1]
3   Donald Liao
廖本懷
15 May 1980 20 February 1985
Sir Edward Youde
(1982–1986)
4   David Robert Ford
霍德
21 February 1985 August 1985 [2]
5   John Rawling Todd
杜迪
April 1986 31 March 1988
Sir David Wilson
(1987–1992)
Housing issues were handled by Secretary for District Administration between 1988 and 1994.

Secretaries for Housing, 1994–1997

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No. Portrait Name Term of office Governor Ref
6   Dominic Wong
黃星華
15 December 1994 30 June 1997 Chris Patten
(1992–1997)

Secretaries for Housing, 1997–2002

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No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1   Dominic Wong Shing-wah
黃星華
1 July 1997 12 April 2002 1 year, 285 days Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
1

Secretaries for Housing, Planning and Lands, 2002–2007

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No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1   Michael Suen Ming-yeung
孫明揚
1 July 2002 30 June 2007 5 years, 0 days Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
2
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)
2
Housing issues were handled by the Secretary for Transport and Housing between 2007 and 2022.

Secretaries for Housing, 2022–

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No. Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1   Winnie Ho Wing-yin
何永賢
1 July 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 136 days John Lee
(2022–present)
6

References

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  1. ^ "G.N. 1222 of 1977". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 119: 1509. 3 June 1977.
  2. ^ "G.N. 519 of 1985". Hong Kong Government Gazette. 127: 734, 810. 15 February 1985.
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