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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 0 |
Statements (51)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hong Kong