Government of Hong Kong
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, is the executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1983, an international treaty lodged at the United Nations. This government replaced the former British Hong Kong Government (1842–1997). The Chief Executive and the principal officials are appointed by the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The Government Secretariat is headed by the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, who is the most senior principal official of the Government. The Chief Secretary and the other secretaries jointly oversee the administration of Hong Kong, give advice to the Chief Executive as members of the Executive Council, and are accountable for their actions and policies to the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council.
| Formation | 1 July 1997 |
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| Founding document | Hong Kong Basic Law |
| Jurisdiction | Hong Kong |
| Website | gov.hk |
| Legislative branch | |
| Legislature | Legislative Council |
| Meeting place | Legislative Council Complex |
| Executive branch | |
| Leader | Chief Executive |
| Appointer | Premier, State Council of China |
| Headquarters | Central Government Complex |
| Main organ | Executive Council |
| Departments | 13 (full list) |
| Judicial branch | |
| Court | Court of Final Appeal |
| Seat | Court of Final Appeal Building |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港特別行政區政府 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港特别行政区政府 | ||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Hēunggóng Dahkbiht Hàhngjingkēui Jingfú | ||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 香港政府 | ||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Hēunggóng Jingfú | ||||||||||||||
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Politics and government of Hong Kong |
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Under the "one country, two systems" constitutional principle, the Government is, in law, exclusively in charge of Hong Kong's internal affairs and external relations. The Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), of which the Hong Kong government is financially independent from, is responsible for Hong Kong SAR's defence and foreign policy, while decisions made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress override any territorial judicial process. Despite gradually evolving, the overall governmental structure was inherited from British Hong Kong.