Role

To provide support to the Chief Secretary for Administration and the Financial Secretary; in overseeing the effective functioning of the Government Secretariat machinery.
To co-ordinate the Government's dealings with the Legislature; act as the contact point between the HKSAR Government on one hand and the Judiciary, Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Office of The Ombudsman on the other.
To serve as contact point between the Government and the Consular Corps; administer the system for honours and awards and the scheme for Justices of the Peace.
To provide secretariat support for the Administrative Appeals Board, the Municipal Services Appeals Board and the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee.
To formulate and develop policy in respect of legal aid and free legal advice services.
To develop and implement the policy for the management of government records in accordance with legal, fiscal, administrative, program and historical values; collect and make the archival records accessible.