Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau
財經事務及庫務局 | |
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Formed | 1 July 2002 |
Jurisdiction | Hong Kong Government |
Headquarters | 24/F, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong |
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Website | http://www.fstb.gov.hk |
Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Chinese: 財經事務及庫務局; Jyutping: coi2 ging1 si6 mou6 kap6 fu3 mou6 guk6) or FSTB is a part of the twelve policy bureaux for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. They are responsible for developing and executing government policy on finance and treasury. The agency is establish on 1 July 2002. The current head of the department is Ceajer Chan and the under secretary is Julia Leung.
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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
Office Title | Officeholder | Term |
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Deputy Financial Secretary | Arthur Grenfell Clarke | 1945–1951 |
John James Cowperthwaite | 1952–1961 | |
Charles Philip Haddon-Cave | 1969–1971 | |
David Jeaffreson | 1972–1976 |
After 1976
Office Title | Officeholder | Term | Office Title | Officeholder | Term |
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Secretary for Monetary Affairs | Douglas Blye | 1976–1985 | Deputy Financial Secretary | Henry Ching | 1976–1984[1] |
Selwyn Eugene Alleyne | 1984–1987[2] | ||||
David Nendick | 1985–1992 | John Francis Yaxley | 1987–1989[3] | ||
Hamish Macleod | 1 March 1989 – 31 March 1989 | ||||
Michael David Cartland | January 1993 – March 1993 | Secretary for the Treasury | 1989–1991 | ||
Yeung Kai-yin | 1991–1993 | ||||
Secretary for Financial Services | 1993–1995 | Donald Tsang | 1993–1995 | ||
Rafael Hui | 1995–1997 | Kwong Ki Chi | 1995–1997 |
Hong Kong SAR
Office Title | Officeholder | Term | Office Title | Officeholder | Term |
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Secretary for Financial Services | Rafael Hui | 1997–2000 | Secretary for the Treasury | Kwong Ki Chi | 1997–1998 |
Stephen Ip | 2000–2002 | Denise Yue | 1998–2002 | ||
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury | Frederick Ma | 2002–2007 | Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury | Julia Leung | 2008–present |
Ceajer Chan | 2007–present |