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Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
Secretary for Innovation and Technology
創新及科技局局長
Emblem of Hong Kong
Incumbent
Nicholas Yang
since 20 November 2015
Innovation and Technology Bureau
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerCentral People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
Inaugural holderNicholas Yang
Formation20 November 2015
WebsiteITB

The Secretary for Innovation and Technology (Chinese: 創新及科技局局長) of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for formulating holistic policies relating to innovation and technology; strengthening the co-ordination among the Government, industry, academia and research sectors; and expediting the development of innovation, technology and related industries in Hong Kong.[1] The position was created in 2015 by the Leung Chun-ying government after years-long opposition of the pan-democracy camp.

List of office holders

Political party:   Nonpartisan

Secretaries for Information Technology and Broadcast, 1998–2002

№ Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
bgcolor=Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color align=center| 1 Kwong Ki-chi
鄺其志		 April 1998 June 2000 2 years, 90 days Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)		 1
bgcolor=Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color align=center| 2 Carrie Yau Tsang Kar-lai
尤曾家麗		 1 July 2000 30 June 2002 1 year, 364 days

Secretaries for Commerce, Industry and Technology (2002–2007)

№ Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
bgcolor=Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color align=center| 1 Henry Tang Ying-yen
唐英年		 1 July 2002 3 August 2003 1 year, 33 days Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)		 2
rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color align=center| 2 John Tsang Chun-wah
曾俊華		 4 August 2003 24 January 2006 2 years, 173 days
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)		 2
bgcolor=Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color align=center| 1 Joseph Wong Wing-ping
王永平		 24 January 2006 30 June 2007 1 year, 157 days

Secretaries for Innovation and Technology, 2015–present

№ Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
bgcolor=Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color align=center rowspan=2 | 1 Nicholas Yang Wei-hsiung
楊偉雄		 20 November 2015 Incumbent 8 years, 232 days Leung Chun-ying
(2012–2017)		 4
Carrie Lam
(2017–present)		 5

References

  1. ^ "Innovation and Technology Bureau established". Hong Kong Government. 20 November 2015.

External links

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