Style The Honourable Residence 45 Shouson Hill Road | Reports to Legislative Council | |
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Member of Government Secretariat
Executive Council Appointer State Council of the People's Republic of China
nomination by Chief Executive Term length No longer than the Chief Executive's remaining term | ||
The Financial Secretary (Chinese: 財政司司長) is the title held by the Hong Kong government minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters. The position is among the three most senior Principal Officials of the Government, second only to the Chief Secretary in the order of precedence (but not subordinate to the CS). Together with other secretaries, the Financial Secretary is accountable to the Legislative Council and the territory's Chief Executive (the Governor before the 1997 transfer of sovereignty) for his actions in supervising the formulation and implementation of financial and economic policies.
Contents
- Secretaries and Treasurers to the Superintendent 18421844
- Financial Secretaries 1997present
- Residence
- References
The position evolved out of the office of the Colonial Treasurer before 1940. The Financial Secretary is a member of the Executive Council, and gives advice to the Chief Executive in that capacity. He is also responsible for delivering the annual budget to the Legislative Council. To date, it is the only office among the three highest Principal Officials of the Government (Chief Secretary, Financial Secretary, and Secretary for Justice/Attorney General) not to have been occupied by a woman.
The incumbent Financial Secretary is Paul Chan Mo-po.
Secretaries and Treasurers to the Superintendent, 1842–1844
Financial Secretaries, 1997–present
Political party: Nonpartisan
Residence
The Financial Secretary's residence is on 45 Shouson Hill Road in Deep Water Bay. It is listed as a grade 2 building. Described as a two-story neo-Georgian style residence built in 1935 and originally owned by Sir Shouson Chow as his own residence. The first Financial Secretary who moved into the building was Sir Charles Geoffrey Shield Follows.