Chief Executive of Hong Kong
The chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong. The position was created to replace the office of governor of Hong Kong, the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom during British rule. The office, stipulated by the Hong Kong Basic Law, formally came into being on 1 July 1997 with the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.
| Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | |
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| 香港特別行政區行政長官 | |
| Government of Hong Kong Office of the Chief Executive | |
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| Member of | Executive Council |
| Residence | Government House |
| Nominator | Election Committee |
| Appointer | State Council of the People's Republic of China (Decree signed by Premier) |
| Term length | 5 years Re-electable for another maximum 5-year term |
| Constituting instrument | Hong Kong Basic Law |
| Inaugural holder | Tung Chee-hwa |
| Formation | 1 July 1997 |
| Salary | US$675,000 |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港特別行政區行政長官 | ||||||||||||||||
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The functions of the chief executive include nominating principal officials for appointment by the State Council of China, which is headed by the premier, conducting foreign relations, appointing judges and other public officers, giving consent to legislation passed by the Legislative Council, and bestowing honours. The Basic Law grants the chief executive a wide range of powers, but obliges him or her, before making important policy decisions, introducing bills to the Legislative Council, making subsidiary legislation, and dissolving the Legislative Council, to act only after consultation with the Executive Council (all of whose members are the CE's own appointees). The Executive Council consists of official and non-official members, including the Chief Secretary for Administration, the most senior official and head of the Government Secretariat, in charge of overseeing the administration of the Government.
The chief executive holds the title "The Honourable", and ranks first in the Hong Kong order of precedence. The official residence of the chief executive is Government House in Central, Hong Kong Island.
The current chief executive is John Lee selected as Chief Executive in the 2022 election, appointed by the Chinese State Council with the designation decree signed by Premier Li Keqiang on 30 May 2022 and took office on 1 July 2022.