Chief Executive of Hong Kong

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
中華人民共和國香港特別行政區行政長官
Incumbent
John Lee

since 1 July 2022
StyleThe Honourable
ResidenceGovernment House
NominatorElection Committee
AppointerCentral People's Government (Decree signed by Premier)[1]
Term lengthFive years, renewable
once consecutively
Constituting instrumentHong Kong Basic Law
Inaugural holderTung Chee-hwa (1997)
Formation1 July 1997
SalaryHK$5 million p.a.
Websiteceo.gov.hk
Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese香港特別行政區行政長官
Simplified Chinese香港特别行政区行政长官
Commonly abbreviated as
Chinese香港特首

The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is the representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong.[2]

The office was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong.[3] The office, followed by the Hong Kong Basic Law, was created on 1 July 1997 when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.

  1. "Government Structure" (PDF). Hong Kong: The Fact. September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. Article 43, Hong Kong Basic Law: "The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be the head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and shall represent the Region"
  3. "Bill 1999." Info.gov.hk. Retrieved 28 March 2010.

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