Home Affairs Bureau

Home Affairs Bureau
Traditional Chinese	民政事務局
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Màhnjing Sihmouh Gúk
Jyutping	Man4 zing3 si6 mou6 guk6

Home Affairs Bureau
	民政事務局
	Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR
Agency overview
Formed	1997
Headquarters	12/F, West Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Ministers responsible	Caspar Tsui, Secretary for Home Affairs; Jack Chan Jick-chi, Under Secretary for Home Affairs;
Agency executive	Cherry Tse, Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs;
Parent agency	Chief Secretary for Administration
Child agencies	Home Affairs Department; Information Services Department; Legal Aid Department; Leisure and Cultural Services Department;
Website	www.hab.gov.hk

Home Affairs Bureau is one of the policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government.

One of the important roles of the Home Affairs Bureau is to enhance liaison and communication with all sectors of the community including the Legislative Council and the general public.

Caspar Tsui has been the Secretary for Home Affairs since 2020. Cherry Tse is the Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs since 2014.

Responsibilities

Home Affairs is responsible for policies such as:

Social Harmony and Civic Education
District, Community and Public Relations
Recreation, Sport and Entertainment Licensing
Culture

List of agencies linked to HAB:

Government Departments

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External links

Home Affairs Bureau official website

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