Deputy Financial Secretary is a ministerial position in the Government of Hong Kong, deputising the Financial Secretary. The position was created in 2022 after John Lee took office as Chief Executive.
History Deputy Financial Secretary was created by 1945 during the British colonial rule. The position was renamed to Secretary for the Treasury in 1989.
In 2022, John Lee, after being selected as the new Chief Executive, decided to install the position of Deputy Financial Secretary. The position was officially revived on 1 July 2022 after his cabinet took office.
Role The Deputy Financial Secretary's primary responsibility is to assist the Financial Secretary in coordinating formulation and implementation of cross-bureaux/departmental policies and supervising the policy bureaux under his charge. The Deputy Financial Secretary also assists the Chief Executive in policy making as a member of the Executive Council and takes charge of specific policy areas or projects as directed by the Chief Executive and the Financial Secretary.
List Deputy Financial Secretaries, 1945–1989 Portrait Name Term of officeGovernor Ref 1 Arthur Grenfell Clarke岐樂嘉 1945 1951 Sir Mark Aitchison Young Sir Alexander Grantham 2 John James Cowperthwaite郭伯偉 1952 17 January 1960 Sir Robert Brown Black 3 Michael Denys Arthur Clinton 18 January 1960 5 January 1969 Sir David Trench 4 Charles Philip Haddon-Cave夏鼎基 6 January 1969 1971 5 David Jeaffreson謝法新 1972 1976 Sir Murray MacLehose 6 Henry Ching程慶禮 1976 1984 Sir Edward Youde 7 Selwyn Eugene Alleyne程尚文 1984 15 March 1987 Sir David Wilson 8 John Francis Yaxley易誠禮 16 March 1987 1989 9 Hamish Macleod麥高樂 1 March 1989 31 March 1989
Deputy Financial Secretaries, 2022– Portrait Name Term of officeChief Executive Ref 1 Michael Wong Wai-lun黃偉綸 1 July 2022 Incumbent John Lee(I)
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