Mr. Henry Tang, GBS, JP, Financial Secretary

Mr Henry Tang is the Financial Secretary of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. His primary responsibility is to assist the Chief Executive in overseeing policy formulation and implementation in financial, monetary, economic, trade and employment matters.

He is also responsible for preparing and presenting the Government Budget. As Financial Secretary, he exercises control over the Exchange Fund, with the assistance of the Monetary Authority. He is a member of the Executive Council.

Mr Tang has a long and distinguished record of public service. He has been a member of the Executive Council since 1997. He served as a member of the Legislative Council for seven years from 1991 to 1998. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr Tang was the Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology from 1 July 2002 to 3 August 2003.Before joining the Government, Mr Tang was a leading industrialist in Hong Kong.

He received the Young Industrialist Awards of Hong Kong in 1989 and was selected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in 1993. He took the lead in various public organizations in Hong Kong, including serving as Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries and a Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

In 2000, he received the Gold Bauhinia Star Award of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.Mr Tang holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Michigan, an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from the City University of Hong Kong. He is married with four children.

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