Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism
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The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism is the head of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau for the Hong Kong Government, which is responsible for cultural, arts, and sports affairs previously handled by the Home Affairs Bureau, and works related to movie, creative industry, and tourism originally under the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, in order to promote Hong Kong's culture better.[1][2]
- Central People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism 文化體育及旅遊局局長 | |
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| Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau | |
| Style | The Honourable |
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| Inaugural holder | Kevin Yeung |
| Formation | 1 July 2022 |
| Website | CSTB |
The position could trace back to Secretary for Municipal Services in 1980s, of which the portfolio included culture and sports. It was replaced by the Secretary for Broadcasting, Culture and Sport (Chinese: 文康廣播司, later 文康廣播局局長), responsible for managing Hong Kong's broadcasting services, developing the film and public entertainment industries, promoting Hong Kong's Arts and Culture, and providing support to sports and physical recreation facilities.[3] The position was abolished in 1998 after re-organization.[4]
List of office holders
Political party: Nonpartisan
Secretaries for Municipal Services, 1985–1989
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Governor | Ref | |
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| 1 |  | Graham Barnes 班禮士 | 1 April 1985 | April 1986 | Sir Edward Youde (1982–1986) | |
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Augustine Chui 徐淦 |
April 1986 | 31 August 1989 | ||
| Sir David Wilson (1987–1992) | ||||||
Secretaries for Broadcasting, Culture and Sport, 1989–1997
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Governor | Ref | |
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| 1 | | Augustine Chui 徐淦 | 1 September 1989 | 1991 | Sir David Wilson (1987–1992) |
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| 2 | | James So 蘇燿祖 | 8 June 1991 | November 1995 | ||
| Chris Patten (1993–1997) |
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| 3 | | Brian Chau 周德熙 | 20 November 1995 | 30 June 1997 | ||
Secretary for Broadcasting, Culture and Sport, 1997–1998
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
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| 1 | | Brian Chau Tak-hay 周德熙 | 1 July 1997 | 30 June 1998 | 364 days | Tung Chee-hwa (1997–2005) | 1 | [5] |
- Culture affairs were handled by Secretary for Home Affairs between 1998 and 2022.
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, 2022–
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Chief Executive | Term | Ref | |
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| 1 |  | Kevin Yeung Yun-hung 楊潤雄 | 1 July 2022 | 5 December 2024 | 2 years, 157 days | John Lee (2022–) | 6 | |
| 2 | .jpg) | Rosanna Law Shuk-pui 羅淑佩 | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 302 days | |||
