Chief Executive

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The Chief Executive is the top political leader and head of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong
appointedBy State Council of China
surface form: Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China
chairs Executive Council of Hong Kong
constitutes one of the three main branches of power in Hong Kong alongside the legislature and judiciary
country Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
createdBy Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
surface form: Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
eligibilityRequirement Chinese citizen
attained the age of 40 years
ordinarily resident in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than 20 years
permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
firstHolder Tung Chee-hwa
flag Flag of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong
formationDate 1997-07-01
governingDocument Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
surface form: Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
hasPower appoint judges of the courts of the Hong Kong SAR
appoint principal officials of the Hong Kong SAR Government
conduct external affairs on behalf of the Hong Kong SAR in accordance with the Basic Law
dissolve the Legislative Council under conditions prescribed by the Basic Law
return bills to the Legislative Council for reconsideration
sign bills passed by the Legislative Council into law
legalBasis Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
surface form: Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
memberOf Executive Council of Hong Kong
nativeName 香港特別行政區行政長官
nativeNameLanguage zh-Hant
nominatedBy Election Committee of Hong Kong
officeHolderRole head of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
top political leader of Hong Kong SAR
officeHoldersInclude Carrie Lam
Donald Tsang
John Lee Ka-chiu
Leung Chun-ying
Tung Chee-hwa
officeLocation Central Government Complex, Tamar, Hong Kong
partOf political system of Hong Kong
precededBy Governor of Hong Kong
reportsTo People's Republic of China government
surface form: Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China

Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
residence Government House, Hong Kong
responsibleFor formulating and implementing government policies in Hong Kong
implementation of the Basic Law in Hong Kong
leading the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
submitting budgets and important policy addresses to the Legislative Council
seat Central Government Complex, Tamar, Hong Kong
shortName Chief Executive
Chief Executive of Hong Kong
style The Honorable
surface form: The Honourable
symbol Emblem of Hong Kong
termLength 5 years
termLimit no more than two consecutive terms

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Hong Kong, China headOfGovernmentTitle Chief Executive
subject surface form: Hong Kong