Home and Youth Affairs Bureau

Home and Youth Affairs Bureau
Home and Youth Affairs Bureau
Traditional Chinese	民政及青年事務局
Simplified Chinese	民政及青年事务局
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Mínzhèng Jí Qīngnián Shìwù Jú
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Màhnjing kahp Chīngnìhn Sihmouh Gúk
Jyutping	Man4 zing3 kap6 cing1 nin4 si6 mou6 guk6

Home and Youth Affairs Bureau
民政及青年事務局
Home and Youth Affairs Bureau; 民政及青年事務局
Hong Kong Government Agency
	; Home and Youth Affairs Bureau Logo
Secretary	Alice Mak
Under; Secretary	Clarence Leung
Permanent; Secretary	Shirley Lam
Political; Assistant	Gordon Cheung
Agency Information
Establishment	1997 (Home Affairs Bureau); 2022 (re-organization)
Affiliation	Chief Secretary for Administration
Contact
Website	Official Website

The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (Chinese: 民政及青年事務局) is one of the policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government.

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

Alice Mak became the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs in 2022. Shirley Lam became the Permanent Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs in 2022.

Responsibilities

Home Affairs is responsible for policies such as:

Social Harmony and Civic Education
District, Community and Public Relations
Youth development

List of agencies linked to HAB:

Government Departments

External links

Home and Youth Affairs Bureau official website

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