Secretary for Innovation and Technology
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Secretary for Innovation and Technology 創新及科技局局長 | |
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| Innovation and Technology Bureau | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Central People's Government nomination by Chief Executive |
| Inaugural holder | Nicholas Yang |
| Formation | 20 November 2015 |
| Website | ITB |
The Secretary for Innovation and Technology (Chinese: 創新及科技局局長) of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for formulating holistic policies relating to innovation and technology; strengthening the co-ordination among the Government, industry, academia and research sectors; and expediting the development of innovation, technology and related industries in Hong Kong.[1] The position was created in 2015 by the Leung Chun-ying government after years-long opposition of the pan-democracy camp.
List of office holders[]
Political party: Nonpartisan
Secretaries for Information Technology and Broadcast, 1998–2002[]
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Kwong Ki-chi 鄺其志 |
April 1998 | June 2000 | 2 years, 90 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) |
1 | |
| 2 | |
Carrie Yau Tsang Kar-lai 尤曾家麗 |
1 July 2000 | 30 June 2002 | 1 year, 364 days | |||
Secretaries for Commerce, Industry and Technology, 2002–2007[]
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Henry Tang Ying-yen 唐英年 |
1 July 2002 | 3 August 2003 | 1 year, 33 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) |
2 | |
| 2 |  |
John Tsang Chun-wah 曾俊華 |
4 August 2003 | 24 January 2006 | 2 years, 173 days | |||
| Donald Tsang (2005–2012) |
2 | |||||||
| 1 |  |
Joseph Wong Wing-ping 王永平 |
24 January 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 1 year, 157 days | |||
Secretaries for Innovation and Technology, 2015–present[]
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Nicholas Yang Wei-hsiung 楊偉雄 |
20 November 2015 | 22 April 2020 | 4 years, 154 days | Leung Chun-ying (2012–2017) |
4 | |
| Carrie Lam (2017–present) |
5 | |||||||
| 2 |  |
Alfred Sit Wing-hang 薛永恒 |
22 April 2020 | Incumbent | 1 year, 278 days | |||
References[]
- ^ "Innovation and Technology Bureau established". Hong Kong Government. 20 November 2015.
External links[]
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