Secretary for Environment and Ecology
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Chinese: 環境及生態局局長) of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for environment protection policy in Hong Kong. The position was created most recently in 2007 as the Secretary for the Environment to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works.
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Secretary for Environment and Ecology 環境及生態局局長 | |
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| Environment and Ecology Bureau | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Central People's Government nomination by Chief Executive |
| Inaugural holder | Gordon Siu Secretary for Planning, the Environment and Lands Edward Yau Secretary for the Environment |
| Formation | 1 July 1997 1 July 2007 |
| Salary | HK$4,021,200 per annum |
| Website | EEB |
| Secretary for Environment and Ecology | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 環境及生態局局長 | ||
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On 1 July 2022, the position renamed with the absorption of the food and environmental hygiene portfolio from the Secretary for Food and Health.
The position was renamed various times to include different portfolios, including Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works (Chinese: 環境運輸及工務局局長), who heads the Environment, Transport and Works Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, responsible for public works projects, transport related issues and environmental protection.