繁體中文
葉子季（Mr Ip Chi-kwai）現任規劃署署長，是城市規劃師職系出身的專業首長。他於一九九四年八月加入香港政府，出任助理城市規劃師，此後一直在規劃署及相關規劃崗位服務，累積超過三十年的城市規劃經驗。他在部門內逐步晉升：二〇一五年九月升任總城市規劃師；二〇二〇年六月獲委任為政府城市規劃師；二〇二二年九月晉升為首席政府城市規劃師；其後出任規劃署副署長／全港，協助署長統籌全港及各區的規劃工作。二〇二五年三月十八日，他接替鍾文傑出任規劃署署長。
規劃署負責制訂及實施香港的規劃政策，編製全港發展策略及各區的法定圖則，處理城市規劃申請、土地用途改劃及規劃研究，並就各類發展計劃提供規劃意見，以配合香港的社會經濟發展及土地供應。該署亦負責推行《城市規劃條例》下的法定規劃程序，處理規劃申請及修訂圖則，並就全港發展策略及主要發展項目提供規劃支援；該署並編製各類規劃研究及統計數據，並就大型發展項目如新發展區及北部都會區提供規劃意見。香港的土地及房屋供應與城市規劃息息相關，規劃署的工作涵蓋土地用途、密度、基建配套及環境等方面的考慮。作為署長，葉子季統籌部門運作，督導全港及各區規劃、法定圖則的編製與修訂、規劃申請的處理及規劃標準的執行，並處理公眾就規劃申請及圖則提出的意見，與相關部門及持份者協調，協助推動土地及房屋供應。他在城市規劃專業服務超過三十年，熟悉本港的規劃制度、土地用途及城市發展。他亦須處理部門的資源及人手安排。
English
Mr Ip Chi-kwai is the Director of Planning of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a professional director from the town planner grade. He joined the Government as an Assistant Town Planner in August 1994 and has served in the Planning Department and related planning posts since, accumulating more than 30 years of town planning experience. He was promoted to Chief Town Planner in September 2015, appointed a Government Town Planner in June 2020 and promoted to Principal Government Town Planner in September 2022, and later served as Deputy Director of Planning/Studies and Territory. On 18 March 2025 he succeeded Ivan Chung Man-kit as Director of Planning. The department formulates and implements Hong Kong's planning policy, prepares the territorial development strategy and statutory plans for districts, processes planning applications, rezoning and planning studies, and advises on development proposals in support of the territory's socio-economic development and land supply. It administers the statutory planning procedures under the Town Planning Ordinance, prepares planning studies and statistics and advises on major developments such as new development areas and the Northern Metropolis. As Director, Mr Ip heads the department, overseeing territorial and district planning, statutory plans, planning applications and planning standards, and handles public views on planning applications and plans in co-ordination with departments and stakeholders.
