Office of the Government Economist

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Office of the Government Economist
政府經濟顧問辦公室
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Government
Economist		Adolph Leung
Deputy
Government
Economist		Cecilia Lam
Agency Information
Establishment2004
Affiliation Financial Secretary's Office
Headquarter25/F & 26/F, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Contact
Website Official Website


The Office of the Government Economist (OGE) is a government agency in Hong Kong that provides information and analysis on the Hong Kong economy to the public. It is part of the Financial Secretary's Office. [1]

Contents

History

Until 1 April 2018, the office was known as the Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit. [2] The office was formed under the Financial Secretary's Office on 1 June 2004, when the government merged the Economic Analysis Division (under the Financial Services Branch of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau) and the Business Facilitation Division (previously under the Commerce and Industry Branch of the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau). [3]

Structure

The office is led by the Government Economist, who is deputised by the Deputy Government Economist. The office consists of 6 sections, each of which is in charge of a specific area of economic analysis. Each section is led by a Principal Economist. [4]

SectionPortfolio
I
II
III
  • Mainland economy
  • Regional and international trade and economic relations
IV
  • Labour
  • Education
  • Manpower
  • Labour legislation
V
  • Population
  • Poverty and welfare
VI
  • Local and international competitiveness
  • New economic growth drivers

Government Economist

The Government Economist is the head of the agency. Before the merger in 2004, the Government Economist was head of the Economic Analysis Division of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau..

The position is graded at D5 on the Directorate Pay Scale, equivalent to a head of a subordinate department. Until 2016, it was graded at D4, equivalent to a deputy secretary of a policy bureau. [5]

The Government Economist is assisted by a Deputy Government Economist, who is graded at D3. The deputy position was created in 2016. [6]

List of Government Economists

No.NameChinese nameTenure startTenure endTenure length
1Alan McLean馬敬廉26 September 19844 October 1989
2Tang Kwong-yiu JP 鄧廣堯November 19897 May 2004
3Kwok Kwok-chuen BBS JP [7] 郭國全11 October 200431 October 2008
4Helen Chan JP [8] 陳李藹倫1 November 200816 April 2018
5Andrew Au Sik-hung JP [9] 歐錫熊17 April 201818 April 2022
6Adolph Leung Wing-sing JP [10] 梁永勝19 April 2022Incumbent (on pre-retirement leave since 8 April 2025) [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Office of the Government Economist - About Us - Main Responsibilities". www.oge.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Establishment Subcommittee of the Finance Committee Minutes of the 16th meeting (PDF). 2 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rumpus over WTO jobs". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire (April, 2004). 14 April 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2008. Meanwhile, lawmakers were generally supportive of the government's plan to create an Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit
  4. ↑ "Legislative Council Panel on Public Service" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "List of posts remunerated at D4 or above (or equivalent) in bureaux and departments" (PDF). 15 April 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "ITEM FOR ESTABLISHMENT SUBCOMMITTEE OF FINANCE COMMITTEE" (PDF). 3 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Kwok Kwok-chuen new Gov't Economist". www.news.gov.hk. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Appointment of Government Economist (with photos)". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Senior appointments (with photos)". www.info.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Senior appointment (with photo)". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette".



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