Office of the Government Economist

The Office of the Government Economist (OGE) is a government agency in Hong Kong that provides information and analysis on the Hong Kong economy to the public. It is part of the Financial Secretary's Office.

History Until 1 April 2018, the office was known as the Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit. The office was formed under the Financial Secretary's Office on 1 June 2004, when the government merged the Economic Analysis Division (under the Financial Services Branch of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau) and the Business Facilitation Division (previously under the Commerce and Industry Branch of the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau).

Structure The office is led by the Government Economist, who is deputised by the Deputy Government Economist. The office consists of 6 sections, each of which is in charge of a specific area of economic analysis. Each section is led by a Principal Economist. +SectionPortfolioI Global, Asian, and Hong Kong economy Fiscal and tax policyII Property market Housing and land Transport Major infrastructure projectsIII Mainland economy Regional and international trade and economic relationsIV Labour Education Manpower Labour legislationV Population Poverty and welfareVI Local and international competitiveness New economic growth drivers

Government Economist The Government Economist is the head of the agency. Before the merger in 2004, the Government Economist was head of the Economic Analysis Division of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau..

The position is graded at D5 on the Directorate Pay Scale, equivalent to a head of a subordinate department. Until 2016, it was graded at D4, equivalent to a deputy secretary of a policy bureau.

The Government Economist is assisted by a Deputy Government Economist, who is graded at D3. The deputy position was created in 2016.

List of Government Economists +No.NameChinese nameTenure startTenure endTenure length1Alan McLean馬敬廉26 September 19844 October 19892Tang Kwong-yiu 鄧廣堯November 19897 May 20043Kwok Kwok-chuen 郭國全11 October 200431 October 20084Helen Chan 陳李藹倫1 November 200816 April 20185Andrew Au Sik-hung 歐錫熊17 April 201818 April 20226Adolph Leung Wing-sing 梁永勝19 April 2022Incumbent (on pre-retirement leave since 8 April 2025)

References

External links Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit