This page discusses the college of electors in Hong Kong politics. There may be other meanings for the term "Election Committee", so also see Election Committee (disambiguation). Chinese people in Hong Kong have adopted many western folkways, but a substantial number of them still adhere to traditional Chinese traditions on various aspects of social living; for instance family solidarity, “courtesy and face” in interpersonal relationship. ... Hong Kong, a coastal city in southern China, has evolved from a fishing village, salt production site, trading and military port into an international financial center that enjoys the worlds ninth highest GNP per capita,[1] and supports a third of foreign capital flows into China. ... Politics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by the Peoples Republic of China, an own legislature, the Chief Executive as the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ...

The Election Committee is an 800-member electoral college in the politics of Hong Kong. It was established by Annex I of the Basic Law of Hong Kong. This article defines the method of electing the Chief Executive. It is renewed every five years when the sitting Chief Executive's term has expired. The body is then used to select the new Chief Executive. An electoral college is a set of electors who are empowered as a deliberative body to elect someone to a particular office. ... Politics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by the Peoples Republic of China, an own legislature, the Chief Executive as the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China serves as the constitutional document of Hong Kong. ... Other Hong Kong topics Culture - Economy Education - Geography - History Hong Kong Portal The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Xíngzhèng Zhǎngguān; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1...

Process

Choosing the Members of the Election Committee

Each of the twenty-eight functional constituencies receives a set number of electoral votes allocated to them. The block vote is applied to choose the members, as was common in the United States before the modern practice of voting only for a set slate or ticket of electors was established. This caused California to split votes many times in the days when it was a powerful swing state in the early twentieth century. Bloc voting (or block voting) (also called Plurality-at-large) refers to a class of voting systems which can be used to elect several representatives from a single constituency. ...

The allocation of seats is as follows.

The 800 members contain 664 nominated from the sectors of the economy, 40 from the religious organizations, and 96 ex officio members taken from the government. This page includes English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations such as . ...

Source of data: HKSAR website

The Functional Constituencies - 550 members A functional constituency, in Hong Kong politics, refers to professional and special interest groups involved in the electoral process. ...

1. Heung Yee Kuk (21)
2. Agriculture and Fisheries (40)
3. Insurance (12)
4. Transport (12)
5. Education (20)
6. Legal (20)
7. Accountancy (20)
8. Medical (20)
9. Health Services (20)
10. Engineering (20)
11. Architectural, Surveying and Planning (20)
12. Labour (40)
13. Social Welfare (40)
14. Real Estate & Construction (12)
15. Tourism (12)
16. Commercial (First) (12)
17. Commercial (Second) (12)
18. Industrial (First) (12)
19. Industrial (Second) (12)
20. Finance (12)
21. Financial Services (12)
22. Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (40)
23. Imports and Exports (12)
24. Textiles and Garments (12)
25. Wholesale and Retail (12)
26. Information Technology (20)In the 2006 election there are 39 candidates led by a group of professionals called IT20( www.it20.org ) followed by a small group called itvoice( www.itvoice.hk )and 13 individual candidates.
27. Catering (11)
28. The District Councils (42) - 21 from Kowloon and HK, 21 from New Territories

Special Constituencies - 114 members The Heung Yee Kuk (Chinese: 鄉議局; lit. ... The District Councils (區議會 and formerly District Boards) are district organizations in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). ...

1. Higher Education (20)
2. Hotels (11)
3. Chinese Medicine (20)
4. Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (41)
5. Employers' Federation of Hong Kong (11)
6. Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association (11)

Government Bodies - 96 members (all ex officio) Traditional Chinese medicine shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. ... The Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference (中国人民政治协商会议 Pinyin: Zhongguo renmin zhengzhi xieshang huiyi), abbreviated CPPCC, is an advisory body in the Peoples Republic of China. ...

1. National People's Congress (all 36 delegates)
2. Legislative Council (all sixty members)

Religious Organizations - 40 members The Great Hall of the People, where the NPC convenes The National Peoples Congress (全国人民代表大会 in Pinyin: Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì, literally Pan-Nation Congress of the Peoples Representatives), abbreviated PNCOTPR, is the highest... The Legislative Council (abbreviated as LegCo; Chinese: 立法會, Pinyin: LìfÇŽ Huì; formerly 立法局, LìfÇŽ Jú) is the unicameral legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

1. Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong (7)
2. Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association (6)
3. Hong Kong Christian Council (7)
4. Hong Kong Taoist Association (6)
5. The Confucian Academy (7)
6. The Hong Kong Buddhist Association (7)

Since the electors must serve for no more than five years, a new election is due to occur, and the Chief Executive resignation would cause an interesting matter of timing, as to whether the old or new college of electors selects the new Chief Executive. For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ... Protestantism is one of three main groups currently within Christianity. ... Taoism (sometimes written as and actually pronounced as Daoism(dow-ism)) is the English name for: Dao Jia [philosophical tao]philosophical school based on the texts the Tao Te Ching (ascribed to Laozi [Lao Tzu] and alternately spelled Dào Dé JÄ«ng) and the Zhuangzi; a family of organized... Confucianist temple Thian Hock Keng in Singapore Confucianism (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: Rúxué [   ], literally The School of the Scholars; or 孔教 Kŏng jiào, The Teachings of Confucius) is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of the early Chinese sage Confucius. ... A replica of an ancient statue of Gautama Buddha, found in Sarnath, near Varanasi. ...

The EC elections have been quite irregular. They were held in 1998 and 2000, but none (except for the 2002 by-election) have been held since. Former Financial Secretary and Chief Secretary Donald Tsang became the new Chief Executive election on 16 June 2005 following Tung Chee-Hwa's resignation on March 12, and since electoral law states that an election must be held within 120 days of the vacancy, an election would have to be held on the tenth of July at the latest. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... Other Hong Kong topics Culture - Economy Education - Geography - History Hong Kong Portal Donald Tsang The Honourable Donald Tsang Yam Kuen GBM JP KBE (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ZÄ“ng YÄ«nquán, born October 7, 1944) has been the Chief Executive of Hong Kong since 2005. ... Tung Chee-hwa (Traditional Chinese: 董建華 Simplified Chinese: 董建华 Pinyin: Dǒng Jiànhuá) (born July 7, 1937, or the 29th day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar) is the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ...

Choosing the Chief Executive

Each candidate must be validly and legally nominated to participate in the election. One of the requirements for eligibility is the norminations of at least 100 members of the Election Committee. Since each elector can only nominate one candidate, 701 signatures will guarantee election unopposed. The college of electors casts the official ballots for the office, with an absolute majority of the votes required to be elected, as in the United States. If no candidate receives an absolute majority, 401 votes as it currently stands, a runoff is held on a later date. The runoff proposal is one of the few places where this system differs from the U.S. system, since the United States Constitution throws the election into the legislature. It is rather unclear what would happen in the case of a 400-400 tie, since the constitution does not state any tie-breaker formats. Inauguration Day is set at Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day, July 1, with the elections being held on a date determined by the sitting Chief Executive anytime in the six months prior to this date. Absolute majority is a supermajoritarian voting requirement which is stricter than a simple majority. ... Run-off or runoff may refer to one of the following. ... The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. ... Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day is celebrated every 1 July in Hong Kong since 1997. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...

Past Elections

• Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 1996
• Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2002
• Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2005

The Hong Kong Chief Executive election of 2005 is an election to fill the vacancy of the territorys top office. ...

External links

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• Site for the 2002 Chief Executive election, where Tung Chee-Hwa was elected unopposed
• Dedicated Site of the HKSAR government for the Election Committee