Chief Executive of Hong Kong

The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is the representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong.[2]

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
中華人民共和國香港特別行政區行政長官
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Incumbent
John Lee

since 1 July 2022
StyleThe Honourable
ResidenceGovernment House
NominatorElection Committee
AppointerCentral People's Government (Decree signed by Premier)[1]
Term lengthFive years, renewable
once consecutively
Constituting instrumentHong Kong Basic Law
Inaugural holderTung Chee-hwa (1997)
Formation1 July 1997
SalaryHK$5 million p.a.
Websiteceo.gov.hk
Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese 香港特別行政區行政長官
Simplified Chinese 香港特别行政区行政长官
Commonly abbreviated as
Chinese 香港特首

The office was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong.[3] The office, followed by the Hong Kong Basic Law, was created on 1 July 1997 when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.

List of Chief Executives of Hong Kong

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Portrait Name
Chinese name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Duration in years and days
Election Political alignment Term
[n 1]
Government
(supporting parties)
Ref.
1   Tung Chee-hwa
董建華

(born 1937)

1 July
1997
12 March
2005[n 2]
1996 Pro-Beijing 1 Tung I
(DABLP)
2002 2 Tung II
(DABFTULPTA)
7 years and 255 days
2   Donald Tsang
曾蔭權

(born 1944)

21 June
2005
30 June
2012
2005 Pro-Beijing Tsang I
(DABFTULPTA)
2007 3 Tsang II
(DABLPFTUTAES)
7 years and 10 days
3   Leung Chun-ying
梁振英

(born 1954)

1 July
2012
30 June
2017
2012 Pro-Beijing 4 Leung
(DABFTUBPANPPLP)
5 years and 0 days
4   Carrie Lam
林鄭月娥

(born 1957)

1 July
2017
1 July
2022
2017 Pro-Beijing 5 Lam
(DABBPAFTULPNPP)
6 years and 140 days
5   John Lee
李家超

(born 1957)

1 July
2022
Incumbent 2022 Pro-Beijing 6 Lee
(DABBPAFTULPNPP)
1 year, 139 days
  1. Successive fixed five-year CE terms in which incumbent
  2. Resigned, Chief Secretary for Administration Donald Tsang served as acting Chief Executive from 12 March to 25 May 2005 and Financial Secretary Henry Tang acted from 25 May to 21 June 2005.

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References

  1. "Government Structure" (PDF). Hong Kong: The Fact. September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. Article 43, Hong Kong Basic Law: "The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be the head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and shall represent the Region"
  3. "Bill 1999." Info.gov.hk. Retrieved 28 March 2010.

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