Formed 1 July 2002 | Jurisdiction Hong Kong Government | |
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Headquarters 24/F, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong Minister responsible Ceajer Chan, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Deputy Minister responsible Julia Leung, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau executives Au King-chi, Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services)
Elizabeth Tse, Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury) | ||
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 was established on 1 July 2002. The current head of the department is Ceajer Chan and the under secretary is Julia Leung.
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.