Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau


Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau is a part of the thirteen policy bureaux for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. They are responsible for developing and executing government policy on finance and treasury. The agency was established on 1 July 2002. The current Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury is Christopher Hui and the under secretary is Joseph Chan.

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

After 1976

Hong Kong SAR

Office TitleOfficeholderTermOffice TitleOfficeholderTerm
Secretary for Financial ServicesRafael Hui1997–2000Secretary for the TreasuryKwong Ki Chi1997–1998
Secretary for Financial ServicesStephen Ip2000–2002Secretary for the TreasuryDenise Yue1998–2002
Secretary for Financial Services and the TreasuryFrederick Ma2002–2007Under Secretary for Financial Services and the TreasuryJulia Leung2008–2013
Secretary for Financial Services and the TreasuryCeajer Chan2007–2017Under Secretary for Financial Services and the TreasuryJulia Leung2008–2013
Secretary for Financial Services and the TreasuryCeajer Chan2007–2017Under Secretary for Financial Services and the TreasuryJames Lau2014–2017
Secretary for Financial Services and the TreasuryJames Lau2017-2020Under Secretary for Financial Services and the TreasuryJoseph Chan2017-present
Secretary for Financial Services and the TreasuryChristopher Hui2020-Under Secretary for Financial Services and the TreasuryJoseph Chan2017-present