Health Bureau (Hong Kong)
Health Bureau (Chinese: 醫務衞生局) is a part of the fifteen policy bureaux for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 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.
| Health Bureau 醫務衞生局 | |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong Government Agency | |
Health Bureau Logo | |
| 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 |
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. 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.
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.