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HKSARG Department Code

Code List Information
Code List Name: HKSARG Department Code
Version: 1.12	Last Updated: 09-11-2023
Definition: A list of codes representing government bureaux or departments or government related organisations.
Usage Rules: Application teams are advised to adopt code values from this list to devise application specific department code list as necessary.
Schemas Using this Code List: HKSARG Department. Code

Active Codes
Code Description	Code Value	Remarks
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department	AFCD
Architectural Services Department	ARCHSD
Audit Commission	AUD
Auxiliary Medical Service	AMS
Beijing Office	BO
Buildings Department	BD
Census & Statistics Department	CENSTATD
Chief Executive's Office	CEO
Chief Executive's Policy Unit	CEPU	Commenced operation since 28 December 2022
Chief Secretary for Administration's Office	CSO	Added according to the request raised by the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office on 21-07-2004
Chief Secretary for Administration's Office (Administration Wing)	AW	Changed code value from ADMWING to AW based on the request raised by the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office on 21-07-2004
Chief Secretary for Administration's Office (Government Records Service, Administration Wing)	GRS	Added according to the request raised by the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office on 21-07-2004
Chief Secretary for Administration's Office (Hong Kong Guangdong Cooperation Coordination Unit)	HKGCCU	Changed code value from HKGDCCU to HKGCCU based on the request raised by the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office on 21-07-2004
Chief Secretary for Administration's Private Office	CSPO
Civil Aid Service	CAS
Civil Aviation Department	CAD
Civil Engineering and Development Department	CEDD	Formed by merging CED with TDD on 01-07-2004
Civil Service Bureau	CSB
Civil Service College	CSC	Renamed from “CSTDI” according to the establishment of Civil Service College with effect from 09-12-2021
Commerce and Economic Development Bureau	CEDB	Added according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2007
Companies Registry	CR
Competition Commission	COMPCOMM
Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau	CMAB	Added according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2007
Correctional Services Department	CSD
Create Hong Kong	CREATEHK
Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau	CSTB	Added according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2022
Customs & Excise Department	CUSTOMS
Department of Health	DH
Department of Justice	DOJ
Development Bureau	DEVB	Added according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2007
Drainage Services Department	DSD
Education Bureau	EDB	Added according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2007
Efficiency Office	EFFO	Added according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-04-2018
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department	EMSD
Environment and Ecology Bureau	EEB	Added according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2022
Environmental Protection Department	EPD
Financial Secretary's Office	FSO	Added according to the request raised by the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office on 23-07-2004
Financial Secretary's Private Office	FSPO
Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau	FSTB
Fire Services Department	FSD
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department	FEHD
Government Flying Service	GFS
Government Laboratory	GOVTLAB
Government Logistics Department	GLD
Government Property Agency	GPA
Health Bureau	HHB	Added according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2022
Highways Department	HYD
Home Affairs Department	HAD
Home and Youth Affairs Bureau	HYAB	Added according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2022
Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications	HKCAAVQ
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices	HKETO
Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation	HKECIC
Hong Kong Monetary Authority	HKMA
Hong Kong Observatory	HKO
Hong Kong Police Force	HKPF
Hongkong Post	HKPO	Renamed from “Post Office” with effect from 02-08-2004. The request was raised by Hongkong Post on 13-07-2004
Hospital Authority	HOSPITAL
Housing Bureau	HB	Added according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2022
Housing Department	HOUSING
Immigration Department	IMMD
Independent Commission Against Corruption	ICAC
Independent Police Complaints Council	IPCC
Information Services Department	ISD
Inland Revenue Department	IRD
Innovation and Technology Commission	ITC
Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau	ITIB	Added according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2022
Insurance Authority	IA	Added according to the take over of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) with effect from 26-06-2017
Intellectual Property Department	IPD
Invest Hong Kong	INVESTHK
Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service	JSSCS
Judiciary	JUD
Labour and Welfare Bureau	LWB	Added according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2007
Labour Department	LD
Land Registry	LR
Lands Department	LANDSD
Legal Aid Department	LAD
Legal Aid Services Council	LASC
Legislative Council Secretariat	LEGCO
Leisure & Cultural Services Department	LCSD
Marine Department	MD
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority	MPFANGOA
Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration	OFNAA	Added according to the setup of OFNAA, that it may have an identity separate from that of Communications Authority (CA), as a branch in OFCA responsible for non-CA functions on 01-04-2012
Office of the Communications Authority	OFCA	Formed by merging OFTA and TELA on 01-04-2012
Office of the Government Chief Information Officer	OGCIO	Formed by merging ITSD with some organisation units under CITB on 01-07-2004
Office of the Ombudsman	OMB
Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data	PCO
Official Languages Division	OLA
Official Receiver's Office	ORO
Planning Department	PLAND
Public Service Commission	PSC
Radio Television Hong Kong	RTHK
Rating and Valuation Department	RVD
Registration and Electoral Office	REO
Secretariat, Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance	SCIOCS
Secretariat, University Grants Committee	UGC
Secretariat on Civil Service Discipline	SCSD
Securities and Futures Commission	SFC
Security Bureau	SB
Social Welfare Department	SWD
Student Finance Office	SFO
Trade and Industry Department	TID
Transport and Logistics Bureau	TLB	Added according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2022
Transport Department	TD
Treasury	TRY
Vocational Training Council	VTC
Water Supplies Department	WSD
Working Family Allowance Office	WFAO
Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency	WFSFAA
Reserved Codes
Code Description	Code Value	Remarks
Central Policy Unit	CPU	Revamped as the Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office (PICO) on 01-04-2018
Chief Secretary for Administration's Office (Administration Wing)	ADMWING	Changed code value from ADMWING to AW based on the request raised by the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office on 21-07-2004
Chief Secretary for Administration's Office (Efficiency Unit)	EU	Transferred from the Chief Secretary for Administration’s Office (CS’ Office) to the Innovation and Technology Bureau and renamed as the Efficiency Office (EFFO) on 01-04-2018
Chief Secretary for Administration's Office (Hong Kong Guangdong Cooperation Coordination Unit)	HKGDCCU	Changed code value from HKGDCCU to HKGCCU based on the request raised by the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office on 21-07-2004
Chief Secretary for Administration's Office (Sustainable Development Unit, Administration Wing)	SDU	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2007
Civil Engineering Department	CED	Merged with TDD to form the "Civil Engineering and Development Department" on 01-07-2004
Civil Service Training & Development Institute	CSTDI	Renamed to “CSC” according to the establishment of Civil Service College with effect from 09-12-2021
Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau	CITB	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2007
Constitutional Affairs Bureau	CAB	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2007
Economic Development and Labour Bureau	EDLB	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2007
Education and Manpower Bureau	EMB	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2007
Environment Bureau	ENB	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2022
Environment, Transport and Works Bureau	ETWB	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2007
Financial Secretary's Office (Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit)	EABFU	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-04-2018
Food and Health Bureau	FHB	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2022
Health, Welfare and Food Bureau	HWFB	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2007
Home Affairs Bureau	HAB	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2022
Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau	HPLB	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2007
Information Technology Services Department	ITSD	Merged with some organisation units under CITB to form the "Office of the Government Chief Information Officer" on 01-07-2004
Innovation and Technology Bureau	ITB	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2022
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance	OCI	Taken over by the "Insurance Authority" on 26-06-2017
Office of the Telecommunications Authority	OFTA	Merged with TELA to form the "Office of the Communications Authority" on 01-04-2012
Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office	PICO	Ceased operation with effect from 01-07-2022
Post Office	PO	Renamed to “Hongkong Post” with effect from 02-08-2004. The request was raised by Hongkong Post on 13-07-2004
Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority	TELA	Merged with OFTA to form the "Office of the Communications Authority" on 01-04-2012
Territory Development Department	TDD	Merged with CED to form the "Civil Engineering and Development Department" on 01-07-2004
Transport and Housing Bureau	THB	Changed according to the reorganisation of the Government Secretariat with effect from 01-07-2022