The Election Committee is an 800-member electoral college in the politics of Hong Kong. Politics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by People's Republic of China, its own legislature the Chief Executive The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( see pronunciation; conventional short The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, or simply Hong Kong Basic Law, serves as the Constitutional document The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( see pronunciation; conventional short The Chief Executive of Hong Kong ( is the head of Hong Kong Government and the principal representative of the Hong Kong. Sir Donald Tsang Yam-Kuen, GBM, KBE, JP (born 7 October 1944 is the current Chief Executive and Head of Government of Hong The Chief Secretary for Administration ( commonly known as Chief Secretary and abbreviated as CS, is the second highest position of the Hong Kong Government Biography The former textile tycoon was promoted from Secretary for Commerce Industry and Technology to Finance Secretary on 4 August 2003 replacing Antony Financial Secretary ( often abbreviated as FS, is a position of the Hong Kong Government. John Tsang Chun-wah ( Traditional Chinese: 曾俊華 born 1951) JP is the current Financial Secretary The Secretary for Justice ( is a member of the Hong Kong Government responsible for Prosecutions and legal matters The Executive Council of Hong Kong ( ExCo,) is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. 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Elections are held in Hong Kong' when certain offices in the government need to be filled A Political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain Ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power usually The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB ( or 民建聯 in short formerly known as The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong Liberal Party ( is a liberal conservative Political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China James Tien Pei Chun GBS OBE JP ( (born 8 January 1947 in Shanghai) is the former Chairman of the Liberal Party (LP The Democratic Party ( Jyutping: man4 zyu2 dong2 is a pro- Democracy and liberal Political party in the Hong Kong. Albert Ho Chun-yan ( born 1 December 1951 in Hong Kong with family roots in Zhongshan, Guangdong) Civic Party ( is a liberal democratic Political party in Hong Kong. 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Human rights in Hong Kong occasionally comes under the spotlight by the international community because of its world city status Hong Kong is a Special administrative region (SAR of the People's Republic of China (PRC Democratic development in Hong Kong has been a major topic since the 1997 handover. The Culture of Hong Kong can best be described as a foundation that began with China, and then leaned West for much of the 20th century under constructive Hong Kong's highly favorable geographical position and Entrepot trading opportunities are wealth-generating assets Education in Hong Kong has a similar system to that of the United Kingdom, in particular the English education system of Hong Kong was modernized by the The Geography of Hong Kong primarily consists of three main territories Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories Hong Kong began as a coastal Island geographically located in southern China. An electoral college is a set of many electors who are empowered to elect a candidate to a particular Office. Politics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by People's Republic of China, its own legislature the Chief Executive Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders It was established by Annex I of the Basic Law of Hong Kong. The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, or simply Hong Kong Basic Law, serves as the Constitutional document This article defines the method of electing the Chief Executive. It is renewed every five years when the sitting Chief Executive's term has expired. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong ( is the head of Hong Kong Government and the principal representative of the Hong Kong. The body is then used to select the new Chief Executive.
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Process
Choosing the Members of the Election Committee
Each of the twenty-eight functional constituencies receives a set number of electoral votes allocated to them. The block vote is applied to choose the members, as was common in the United States before the modern practice of voting only for a set slate or ticket of electors was established. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
The allocation of seats is as follows.
The 800 members contain 664 nominated from the sectors of the economy, 40 from the religious organizations, and 96 ex officio members taken from the government. C D E
Source of data: HKSAR website
The Functional Constituencies - 550 members
- Heung Yee Kuk (21)
- Agriculture and Fisheries (40)
- Insurance (12)
- Transport (12)
- Education (20)
- Legal (20)
- Accountancy (20)
- Medical (20)
- Health Services (20)
- Engineering (20)
- Architectural, Surveying and Planning (20)
- Labour (40)
- Social Welfare (40)
- Real Estate & Construction (12)
- Tourism (12)
- Commercial (First) (12)
- Commercial (Second) (12)
- Industrial (First) (12)
- Industrial (Second) (12)
- Finance (12)
- Financial Services (12)
- Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (40)
- Imports and Exports (12)
- Textiles and Garments (12)
- Wholesale and Retail (12)
- Information Technology (20)In the 2006 election there are 39 candidates led by a group of professionals called IT20( www. In the political systems of Hong Kong and Macau, a functional constituency is a professional or special interest group involved in the electoral process The Heung Yee Kuk ( lit 'Rural Assembly' is a statutory advisory body representing the Indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories in Hong Kong. it20. org ) followed by a small group called itvoice( www. itvoice. hk )and 13 individual candidates.
- Catering (11)
- The District Councils (42) - 21 from Kowloon and HK, 21 from New Territories
Special Constituencies - 114 members
- Higher Education (20)
- Hotels (11)
- Chinese Medicine (20)
- Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (41)
- Employers' Federation of Hong Kong (11)
- Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association (11)
Government Bodies - 96 members (all ex officio)
- National People's Congress (all 36 delegates)
- Legislative Council (all sixty members)
Religious Organizations - 40 members
- Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong (7)
- Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association (6)
- Hong Kong Christian Council (7)
- Hong Kong Taoist Association (6)
- The Confucian Academy (7)
- The Hong Kong Buddhist Association (7)
Since the electors must serve for no more than five years, a new election is due to occur, and the Chief Executive resignation would cause an interesting matter of timing, as to whether the old or new college of electors selects the new Chief Executive. The District Councils, formerly District Boards until 1999 are the local councils for the 18 Districts of Hong Kong. Traditional Chinese medicine (also known as TCM,) includes a range of traditional medical practices originating in China. The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ( People's Political Consultative Conference A similar term is "National Congress" which is a less common translation of People's Political Consultative Conference. The Legislative Council ( LegCo) is the Unicameral Legislature of Hong Kong. The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong (CDHK) is a Latin Rite Ordinary Diocese of the Catholic Church headed by His Eminence Joseph Cardinal For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Taoism (pronounced /ˈdaʊɪzəm/ or /ˈtaʊɪzəm/ also spelled '''Daoism''') refers to a variety of related Philosophical and Religious traditions Confucianism ( is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of the fifth century B Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices
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Choosing the Chief Executive
Each candidate must be validly and legally nominated to participate in the election. One of the requirements for eligibility is the norminations of at least 100 members of the Election Committee. Since each elector can only nominate one candidate, 701 signatures will guarantee election unopposed. The college of electors casts the official ballots for the office, with an absolute majority of the votes required to be elected. If no candidate receives an absolute majority, 401 votes as it currently stands, a runoff is held on a later date. An absolute majority or majority of the entire membership (in American English, a Supermajority Voting requirement is a Voting basis RUNOFF was the first Computer Text formatting program to see significant use It is rather unclear what would happen in the case of a 400-400 tie, since the constitution does not state any tie-breaker formats. Inauguration Day is set at Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day, July 1, with the elections being held on a date determined by the sitting Chief Executive anytime in the six months prior to this date. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day is celebrated every 1 July in Hong Kong since 1997. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song.
Elections for the Chief Executive
- Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 1996
- Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2002
- Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2005
- Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2007
External links
- Site for the 2002 Chief Executive election, where Tung Chee-Hwa was elected unopposed
- Dedicated Site of the HKSAR government for the Election Committee
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