Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism

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| post = Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism
{{lang|zh|文化體育及旅遊局局長}}

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| insignia = Regional Emblem of Hong Kong.svg

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| department = Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau

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| incumbent = Rosanna Law Shuk-pui

| incumbentsince = 5 December 2024

| style = The Honourable

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| appointer = Central People's Government
nomination by Chief Executive

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| inaugural = Kevin Yeung

| formation = 1 July 2022

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| website = [https://www.cstb.gov.hk/en/ CSTB]

| image = Inmediahk - Rosanna Law 2023 (cropped).jpg

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The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism is the head of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau for the Hong Kong Government, which is responsible for cultural, arts, and sports affairs previously handled by the Home Affairs Bureau, and works related to movie, creative industry, and tourism originally under the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, in order to promote Hong Kong's culture better.{{cite news |author1=林劍 |title=架構重組︱立法會通過「6司15局」方案傳入閣議員無投票 |url=https://www.hk01.com/sns/article/781873 |access-date=2022-06-16 |work=HK01 |date=2022-06-15}}{{cite news |title=特首倡新設文化體育及旅遊局分拆運房局與改組食衞局 - RTHK |url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1628483-20220112.htm?spTabChangeable=0 |access-date=2022-06-17 |agency=RTHK |date=2022-01-12 |archive-date=2022-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622023436/https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1628483-20220112.htm?spTabChangeable=0 }}

The position could trace back to Secretary for Municipal Services in 1980s, of which the portfolio included culture and sports. It was replaced by the Secretary for Broadcasting, Culture and Sport ({{zh|文康廣播司}}, later {{zh|文康廣播局局長|labels=no}}), responsible for managing Hong Kong's broadcasting services, developing the film and public entertainment industries, promoting Hong Kong's Arts and Culture, and providing support to sports and physical recreation facilities.{{cite web |date=1997 |title=Policy Address - Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Bureau |url=http://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/pa97/english/pbcsb.htm |publisher=HKSAR Government |location=Hong Kong |accessdate=25 August 2014}} The position was abolished in 1998 after re-organization.{{cite web |date=2011 |title=INFORMATION NOTE - Re-organization of the Government Secretariat |url=http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr11-12/english/sec/library/1112in25-e.pdf |work=Legislative Council Secretariat |publisher=Hong Kong Legislative Council |location=Hong Kong |accessdate=25 August 2014}}

List of office holders

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= Secretaries for Municipal Services, 1985–1989 =

width=10px\| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! width=80px\| Portrait ! width=180px\| Name ! width=180px colspan=2\| Term of office ! width=150px\|Governor ! Ref
class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
align=center\| 1	80px	Graham Barnes 班禮士	1 April 1985	April 1986	rowspan="3" \| Sir Edward Youde {{small\|(1982–1986)}}
rowspan="3" \|2 \| rowspan="3" \|80px \| rowspan="3" \|Augustine Chui 徐淦 \| rowspan="3" \|April 1986 \| rowspan="3" \|31 August 1989 \|
rowspan="2" \|
rowspan=2\| Sir David Wilson {{small\|(1987–1992)}}

= Secretaries for Broadcasting, Culture and Sport, 1989–1997 =

width=10px\| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! width=80px\| Portrait ! width=180px\| Name ! width=180px colspan=2\| Term of office ! width=150px\|Governor ! Ref
class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
align=center\| 1	80px	Augustine Chui 徐淦	1 September 1989	1991	rowspan="2" \| Sir David Wilson {{small\|(1987–1992)}} \|
rowspan="2" align="center" \| 2	rowspan="2" \| 80px	rowspan="2" \| James So 蘇燿祖	rowspan="2" \| 8 June 1991	rowspan="2" \| November 1995 \|
rowspan="2" \|Chris Patten {{small\|(1993–1997)}} \|
align="center" \| 3	80px	Brian Chau 周德熙	20 November 1995	30 June 1997 \|

= Secretary for Broadcasting, Culture and Sport, 1997–1998 =

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width=10px\| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! width=80px\| Portrait ! width=180px\| Name ! width=180px colspan=2\| Term of office ! width=80px \| Duration ! width=120px\|Chief Executive ! Term ! Ref
bgcolor={{party color\|Nonpartisan politician}} align=center\| 1	80px	Brian Chau Tak-hay 周德熙	1 July 1997	30 June 1998	{{Age in years and days\|1997\|7\|1\|1998\|6\|30}}	Tung Chee-hwa {{small\|(1997–2005)}}	align=center\|1	{{cite web \|date=2001 \|title=CHAU Tak Hay \|url=http://www.chamber.org.hk/wsc/speakers/CHAUTAKHEI.pdf \|publisher=World Services Congress \|location=Hong Kong \|accessdate=25 August 2014}}

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Brian Chau Tak-hay
周德熙

1 July 1997

30 June 1998

Tung Chee-hwa
{{small|(1997–2005)}}

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{{cite web |date=2001 |title=CHAU Tak Hay |url=http://www.chamber.org.hk/wsc/speakers/CHAUTAKHEI.pdf |publisher=World Services Congress |location=Hong Kong |accessdate=25 August 2014}}

;Culture affairs were handled by Secretary for Home Affairs between 1998 and 2022.