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Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau
財經事務及庫務局
Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR
Bureau overview
Formed1 July 2002
JurisdictionGovernment of Hong Kong
Headquarters24/F, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Ministers responsible
Bureau executives
Websitehttp://www.fstb.gov.hk

Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Chinese: 財經事務及庫務局) 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 Chan Ka Keung and the under secretary is Julia Leung.

History

Financial Services Bureau established on 1 July 1997. The previous form is Finance Services Branch under Colonial Hong Kong, headed by the Secretary for Financial Services.

Finance Bureau 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 Secretary for Monetary Affairs Deputy Financial Secretary
Secretary for Finance Services Secretary for the Treasury
Hong Kong SAR Secretary for Finance Services Secretary for the Treasury
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury

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