Chief Executive of the HKSAR
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Premier Li meets with chief executive of Hong Kong in Beijing
Premier Li Keqiang on Dec 23 said that the central government fully acknowledges the work of the chief executive and government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), during a meeting in Beijing with Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, who was in town to report his work in 2016 and the current development of Hong Kong. In the complicated and changing international context, the HKSAR government made proactive and pragmatic efforts to maintain stable economic growth and low unemployment in Hong Kong, encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, and make progress in coordination with national development strategies, exchanges and cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong, and international cooperation, according to the Premier. Premier Li said that the central government will stick to the policies of “one country, two systems”, “Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong” and a high degree of autonomy, and will fully support the administration of HKSAR government and the chief executive on the basis of the Constitution as well as the Basic Law of Hong Kong. The central government will continue to introduce policies to support the development of Hong Kong and cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong, he added.
Government Structure
This page covers the scope of governance in Hong Kong, from implementation of the Basic Law to the branches of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. The Basic LawUnder its constitutional document, the Basic Law, Hong Kong is an autonomous Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, except in defence and foreign affairs. The Basic Law guarantees that autonomy for 50 years, and designates a system of governance led by a Chief Executive and an Executive Council, with a two-tiered system of representative government and an independent judiciary.More on the Basic Law The Chief ExecutiveThe Chief Executive is the head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He is elected by a broadly representative Election Committee in accordance with the Basic Law, and is appointed by the Central People's Government. The Chief Executive is responsible for implementing the Basic Law, signing bills and budgets, promulgating laws, making decisions on government policies and issuing Executive Orders. He is assisted in policy making by the Executive Council.More on the Chief Executive's activities Executive CouncilThe Executive Council assists the Chief Executive in policy-making and advises the Chief Executive on matters relating to the introduction of bills and subsidiary legislation. The Council comprises 16 principal officials and 15 non-official members. All members are appointed by the Chief Executive from among the senior officials of the executive authorities, members of the Legislative Council and public figures. They serve for a period no longer than the expiry of the Chief Executive's term of office.
Electoral Matters
Chief Executive Election Introduction According to the Basic Law, the Chief Executive (CE) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is the head of the HKSAR and is the head of the HKSAR Government. The specific method for selecting the CE is prescribed in Annex I to the Basic Law. CE Election According to Annex I to the Basic Law, the CE shall be elected by a broadly representative Election Committee (EC) in accordance with the Basic Law and appointed by the Central People's Government. In accordance with Article 46 of the Basic Law, the term of office of the CE of the HKSAR shall be five years. The Chief Executive Election Ordinance (CEEO) (Cap.569) is a piece of local legislation that provides the legal framework for conducting the CE election. For the Fourth Term CE election, the poll was held on 25 March 2012. For more information about the Fourth Term CE election, please click here. EC subsector elections The EC is responsible for electing the CE. The term of office of the EC is 5 years and will commence on 1 February in the year in which the term of office of the CE is to expire. The EC is composed of 1 200 members under 38 subsectors, comprising : 1 034 members of 35 subsectors who are returned through elections; 106 ex-officio members (ie Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) and Members of the Legislative Council (LegCo)) under the NPC subsector and the LegCo subsector; and 60 members under the Religious subsector who are nominated by six designated bodies. The composition of the EC is provided in section 2 of the Schedule to the CEEO. The 2016 EC subsector elections were held on 11 December 2016. For more information about the 2016 EC subsector elections, please click here.
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1 The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Chinese: 香港特別行政區行政長官) is the head and representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong.
2 The functions of the Chief Executive include nominating principal officials for appointment by the Central People's Government of the People’s Republic of China, conducting foreign relations, appointing judges and other public officers, giving consent to legislation passed by the Legislative Council, and bestowing honours.
3 The Chief Executive holds the title "The Honourable", and ranks first in the Hong Kong order of precedence.