| Health Bureau 醫務衞生局 | |
|---|---|
 Hong Kong Government Agency | |
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| Secretary | Lo Chung-mau |
| Under Secretary | Libby Lee |
| Permanent Secretary | Thomas Chan |
| Political Assistant | Pending |
| Agency Information | |
| Establishment | 2022 |
| Affiliation | Chief Secretary for Administration |
| Headquarter | 19/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong |
| Contact | |
| Website | Official Website |
The Health Bureau (Chinese: 醫務衞生局) is a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong. They are responsible for the health portfolios. The agency was established on 1 July 2022. The current (since 1 July 2022) Secretary for Health is Professor Lo Chung-mau.[1]
This bureau was newly established under the re-organization of policy bureaux proposed by Carrie Lam, the fifth Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and was adopted by John Lee, the succeeding Chief Executive after Carrie Lam.[2] On 19 June 2022, the Central People's Government announced the appointment of Professor Lo Chung-mau, previously the Head of University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, as the first Secretary for Health.[3]
Due to the restructuring, portfolios such as environmental hygiene, food safety, public health on agriculture and fisheries previously belonged to Food and Health Bureau are assigned to the Environment and Ecology Bureau, leaving Health Bureau remaining the health portfolio to be in-charge.[4]
- ^ "Welcome Message – Health Bureau". 16 July 2022.
- ^ "New Hong Kong Leader's Vow to Fix Housing Crisis Draws Skeptics". Bloomberg.com. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Principal Officials of Sixth-term HKSAR Government appointed (with photos)". 19 June 2022.
- ^ "RE-ORGANISATION OF THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE FOR THE SIXTH-TERM GOVERNMENT" (PDF). 17 May 2022.