Secretary For Justice (Hong Kong)
For other uses of "Secretary for Justice", see Justice ministry.
The Secretary for Justice (Chinese: 律政司司長) is a member of the Hong Kong Government responsible for prosecutions and legal matters. He or she heads the Department of Justice (Chinese: 律政司).
The Secretary for Justice is the third in line, after the Chief Secretary and the Financial Secretary, to act for the Chief Executive when he or she is on leave, outside Hong Kong, or when the position is otherwise temporarily vacant.
The Secretary for Justice ranks fifth in the Hong Kong order of precedence.
The current Secretary for Justice is Yuen Kwok-keung (Chinese: 袁國強), SC.
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