Secretary for Justice
| Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | |
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| 律政司司長 | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Government Secretariat Executive Council |
| Reports to | Legislative Council |
| Residence | 19 Severn Road, The Peak |
| Appointer | Central People's Government nomination by Chief Executive |
| Term length | No longer than the Chief Executive's remaining term |
| Inaugural holder | Elsie Leung |
| Formation | 1 July 1997 |
| Salary | HK$4.2 million p.a. |
| Website | DOJ |
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| Traditional Chinese | 律政司司長 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 律政司司长 | ||||||||||
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The secretary for justice (Chinese: 律政司司長) is the head of the Hong Kong Department of Justice, the chief legal advisor to the chief executive of Hong Kong and the government, and the chief law enforcement officer of the Government of Hong Kong. Before the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997, the position was known as the Attorney-General of Hong Kong.
Like all other principal officials, the secretary for justice is appointed by the Central Government on the nomination of the Chief Executive, and is an official member of the Executive Council. The position is normally held by a legal professional, and was before July 2002 a civil service position. The secretary for justice, after the chief secretary and the financial secretary, is the third highest ranking principal official of the Government.