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Encyclopedia > Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2007

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Politics and government of Hong Kong

Basic Law
Government
    Chief Executive
       Donald Tsang
    Chief Secretary for Administration
       Rafael Hui
    Financial Secretary
       Henry Tang
    Secretary for Justice
       Wong Yan Lung
    Executive Council
       Leung Chun Ying
    Depts and related organisations
Legislative Council
    Rita Fan
Elections
Political parties
    DAB
       Ma Lik
    Liberal Party
       James Tien
    Democratic Party
       Lee Wing Tat
    Civic Party
       Kuan Hsin-chi, Audrey Eu
Judiciary
    Court of Final Appeal
Districts
District Councils
Human rights
Foreign relations 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 Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (Chinese: 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區政府; see pronunciation; conventional short name Hong Kong Government, 香港政府), led by the Chief Executive is responsible for the administration of Hong Kong. ... Cover of Index to the Basic Law The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (中華人民共和國香港特別行政區基本法; or in short 香港基本法 or 基本法) 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... 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: Zēng Yīnquán, born October 7, 1944) has been the Chief Executive of Hong Kong since 2005. ... The Chief Secretary for Administration (政務司司長), commonly known as Chief Secretary and abbreviated as CS, is the second highest position of Hong Kong Government. ... Rafael Hui Si Yan, GBS, JP (Chinese: 許仕仁, born 1948) is Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong and a former career civil servant. ... Financial Secretary, often abbreviated as FS, is a position of the Hong Kong Government. ... Henry Tang The Honourable Henry Tang Ying Yen GBS JP (Chinese 唐英年) (born 1953) is the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong. ... Secretary for Justice (律政司司長) is a member of the Hong Kong Government responsible for prosecutions and legal matters. ... Wong Yan Lung, SC Wong Yan Lung SC (Chinese: 黃仁龍) (1963 - ) is currently the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong from October 20, 2005. ... The Executive Council (ExCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. ... Leung Chun Ying, GBS, JP, BSC is a current member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ... Departments and agencies are controlled by the Hong Kong Government. ... The Legislative Council (abbreviated as LegCo; Chinese: 立法會, Pinyin: Lìfǎ Huì; formerly 立法局, Lìfǎ Jú) is the unicameral legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai (范徐麗泰) GBS, JP, MA, BSc (born 1945) is the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LEGCO) and represents a geographical constituency of Hong Kong Island. ... Elections are held in Hong Kong when certain offices in the government need to be filled. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) (民主建港協進聯盟, formerly 民主建港聯盟, or 民建聯 in short) is the largest pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong SAR of the PRC. Founded in 10 July 1992, the party has been headed by Ma Lik since December 2003. ... Ma Lik (馬力) GBS JP is currently the Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong. ... Liberal Party (自由黨) is a liberal conservative political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... James Tien The Honourable James Tien Pei Chun GBS JP (田北俊) (born January 8, 1947) is currently the Chairman of the Liberal Party (LP), a pro-business and pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong, and a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo). ... The Democratic Party (民主黨, Hanyu: mín zhǔ dǎng, Jyutping: man zyu dong) is a pro-democracy and liberal political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Lee Wing Tat, the Chairman of the Democratic Party The Honourable Lee Wing Tat (李永達 ) (born December 25, 1955 in Hong Kong with family root in Huiyang, Guangdong) is currently the Chairman of the Democratic Party (DP). ... Civic Party 公民黨 is a pro-democracy and social democratic political party in Hong Kong. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Audrey Eu (余若薇; born September 11, 1953 - ) LLB (HKU), LLM (London), SC, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. ... The Judiciary of Hong Kong is responsible for the administration of justice in Hong Kong. ... Court of Final Appeal usually refers to the last court in which one can appeal cases brought before the highest level. ... The territory of Hong Kong is divided in 18 administrative districts (Population as of 2000) Hong Kong Island Central and Western (274,400) Eastern (620,800) Southern (282,400) Wan Chai (190,300) Kowloon (New Kowloon included) Kowloon City (406,000) Kwun Tong (564,700) Sham Shui Po (372,200... The District Councils (區議會 and formerly District Boards) are district organizations in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Hong Kongs diplomatic relations and defence are the responsibility of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Other Hong Kong topics
Culture - Economy
Education - Geography - History
Hong Kong Portal
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An election will be held in March 2007 to select the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. Only the 800 member Election Committee (EC) can vote. The EC is elected by 3% of the population in Hong Kong. Incumbent Donald Tsang is widely expected to secure re-election in a landslide. 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 centre that enjoys the worlds ninth highest GNP per capita,[1] and supports a third of foreign capital flows into China. ... Image File history File links Vote. ... An election is a decision making process where people choose people to hold official offices. ... 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... Other Hong Kong topics Culture - Economy Education - Geography - History Hong Kong Portal This page discusses the college of electors in Hong Kong politics. ... 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: Zēng Yīnquán, born October 7, 1944) has been the Chief Executive of Hong Kong since 2005. ...


The other candidate representing the pro-democracy camp is Alan Leong of the Civic Party. Leong expects to lose, but the main purpose of participating is to ensure Tsang does not win by default. Leong needs 100 nominations from the Election Committee to participate in the election. If Leong can participate, then this will be the first CE election since 1997 with more than 1 candidate. Pro-democracy camp (民主派) is a frequently used jargon by the media and within the academics to refer to the politicians and social activists in Hong Kong who advocate faster pace of democratisation and implementation of universal and equal suffrage. ... Alan Leong Kah Kit, SC (Traditional Chinese: ) (born February 22, 1958) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the Kowloon East geographical constituency and the vice-chairperson of the Independent Police Complaints Council. ... Civic Party 公民黨 is a pro-democracy and social democratic political party in Hong Kong. ...


The pro-democracy camp had 156 candidates contesting EC membership and they had initially expected to win 72 seats. [1] The actual results were much better for the pro-democracy camp: They won 114 seats from 137 candidates. Adding to that the about twenty pro-democracy LegCo members who are ex officio members of the EC, it seems almost certain that Leong can get the 100 nominations needed. Legislative Council Building The Legislative Council of Hong Kong (立法會, abbreviated LegCo) is the legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...


All pro-democracy candidates in Accountancy, Education, Engineering, Health services, Higher education, IT and Legal won; the pro-democracy Legal candidates won all the seats in their sector.


Pro-democracy camp EC election results

Sector Nominated Won
Accountancy 7 7
Architectural, surveying and planning 2 1
Sports, performing arts, culture and publishing 1 0
Education 15 15
Engineering 8 8
Health services 7 7
Higher education 15 15
IT 9 9
Legal 20 20
Medical 2 1
Tourism 5 0
Social welfare 46 31
Total 137 114

Protests

Some pro-democracy politicians refuses to participate in the CE and EC elections, claiming doing so is legitimizing undemocratic practices. On the day before the EC elections, the Civil Human Rights Front organised a protest. They walked backwards around LegCo 7 times, then marched slowly to Central Government Offices, symbolising that EC is a great leap backwards for democracy and it slows down the progress of democracy. [2] Legislative Council Building The Legislative Council of Hong Kong (立法會, abbreviated LegCo) is the legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Hong Kong Central Government Office houses most major departments in the HKSAR. Built in 1957 by the then British colonial government, it replaced a two storey colonial complex from the 1930s (old Secretariat Building (built 1847) was demolished in 1954). ...


Leung Kwok-hung trapped himself in a giant bird cage and followed Leong around on EC election day to protest Leong's participation. He also shouted slogans at the ballot counting center such as: "Down with small circle elections! Shame on Civic Party! Shame on Democratic Party! Shame on Donald Tsang!" [3] Long Hair, Leung Kwok-hung, talking to reporter after anti-Japan protests in Hong Kong, April 17, 2005 Leung Kwok-hung (Chinese: 梁國雄; Cantonese in IPA: ; Pinyin: Liáng Guóxióng), also known as Long Hair (長毛) (born March 27, 1956 in Hong Kong with family root in Zhencheng, Guangdong) is... The Democratic Party (民主黨, Hanyu: mín zhǔ dǎng, Jyutping: man zyu dong) is a pro-democracy and liberal political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...


External link

  • (Chinese) Civic Party press release

  Results from FactBites:
 
Chief Executive of Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (819 words)
The Executive Council is the de facto cabinet of the Chief Executive.
The method of election for the term of Chief Executive commencing in 2007 is one of the core issues under political debate in Hong Kong since 2004.
If the Chief Executive is not able to discharge his or her duties for short period (such as during overseas visits), the duties would be assumed by the Chief Secretary for Administration, the Financial Secretary or the Secretary of Justice, in that order, as acting chief executive.
Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1901 words)
If the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is not able to discharge his or her duties for a short period, such duties shall temporarily be assumed by the Administrative Secretary, Financial Secretary or Secretary of Justice in this order of precedence.
The ultimate aim is the selection of the Chief Executive by universal suffrage upon nomination by a broadly representative nominating committee in accordance with democratic procedures.
The delimitation of the various sectors, the organizations in each sector eligible to return Election Committee members and the number of such members returned by each of these organizations shall be prescribed by an electoral law enacted by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in accordance with the principles of democracy and openness.
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