Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands

The Hong Kong Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (Chinese: 房屋及規劃地政局局長) was the head of the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau, which was responsible for urban planning policy, public housing and the management and selling of public lands. The position was abolished in 2007 when the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau was abolished.

The position was created on 1 July 2002, when the Principal Officials Accountability System was introduced, by merging the previous positions of Secretary for Housing and Secretary for Planning and Lands. Before 2000, when the responsibility of environment issues was transferred to the new created position of Secretary for the Environment and Food, Secretary for Planning and Lands was known as Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands.

List of office holders

Michael Suen (1 July 2002 - 30 June 2007)

List of office holders before POAS

Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands

Bowen Leung Po Wing

Secretary for Housing

Dominic Wong Sing Wah

External links

Preceded by: Secretary for Housing and Secretary for Planning and Lands	Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands 2002-2007	Succeeded by: Secretary for Transport and Housing, Secretary for Development

Principal officials of Hong Kong

Secretaries of departments	Chief Secretary Financial Secretary Secretary for Justice

Secretaries of bureaux	Civil Service Commerce and Economic Development Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Development Education Environment Financial Services and the Treasury Food and Health Home Affairs Innovation and Technology Labour and Welfare Security Transport and Housing

Other principal officials	Audit Police ICAC Customs and Excise Immigration

Past secretaries of bureaux (after 1997)	Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Commerce and Industry Commerce, Industry and Technology Constitutional Affairs Economic Services Economic Development and Labour Education and Manpower Environment and Food Environment, Transport and Works Health and Welfare Health, Welfare and Food Housing Housing, Planning and Lands Information Technology and Broadcasting Planning, Environment and Lands Planning and Lands Trade and Industry Transport Treasury Works

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