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This is a list of government agencies of the Hong Kong Government. The policies of the government are formulated decided by the bureaux led by secretaries and permanent secretaries are discussed in the Executive Council and implemented by the departments and agencies.
Originally established and run by non-governmental organisations, community centres are now fully subsidised by the Government. [72] A typical community centre is departmentalised into fractions including social welfare, group working department, community work and study room. As of 2022, there are 13 community centres in Hong Kong. [73]
Pages in category "Hong Kong government departments and agencies" The following 83 pages are in this category, out of 83 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau is a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for policy matters on Hong Kong's external commercial relations, inward investment promotion, intellectual property protection, industry and business support, tourism, consumer protection and competition, as well as broadcasting, film ...
The low-budget travellers coming to Hong Kong from mainland China contrast with the once cash-rich and luxury-spending mainland tourists who used to visit the city in the years before the pandemic.
Before 1 January 2004, any Hong Kong resident was eligible to apply for Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) as long as they had been living in Hong Kong for a year. However, after 2004, Hong Kong residents were only eligible to apply for CSSA after living in Hong Kong for seven years. This was in effect from 2004 to 2013.
After the 1967 riots, the colonial government introduced the City District Officer Scheme (民政主任) "as the first sign of reaching out to the ordinary people" in Hong Kong society. [2] It was renamed the Home Affairs Department in 1971 because, according to the government, the department dealt not only with matters relating to the Chinese.
The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (Chinese: 民政及青年事務局) is a policy bureau of the Hong Kong Government. The bureau has general responsibility over local administration, with a remit covering youth affairs, family planning, women's affairs, social development, fire safety, and matters related to the district councils .