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Henry Tang Ying Nian GBS JP (Chinese: 唐英年) (born 1952) is the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong. The Chief Secretary for Administration ( commonly known as Chief Secretary and abbreviated as CS, is the second highest position of the Hong Kong Government March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Sir Donald Tsang Yam-Kuen, GBM, KBE, JP (born 7 October 1944 is the current Chief Executive and Head of Government of Hong Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 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 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 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. Leung Chun Ying GBS JP BSc ( (born 12 August, 1954 in Hong Kong with family roots in Weihai Government departments and agencies in Hong Kong are controlled by the Hong Kong Government. The Legislative Council ( LegCo) is the Unicameral Legislature of Hong Kong. Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBM GBS CBE JP ( was born on 20 September 1945 in Shanghai. 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. Kuan Hsin Chi ( is the current chairman of the Hong Kong Civic Party, as well as the chairman of the Department of Government and Public Administration at the Audrey Eu ( LLB ( HKU) LLM ( London) SC, JP was born on 11 September 1953 in Hong Kong The League of Social Democrats ( Chinese:社會民主連線 is a radical pro-democratic political organization in Hong Kong. Raymond Wong ( Wong Yuk-Man;) is the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong ( Geographical constituency, Kowloon West) The Judiciary of Hong Kong is responsible for the administration of justice in Hong Kong The Court of Final Appeal ( is the court with the final adjudication power on the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic The District Councils, formerly District Boards until 1999 are the local councils for the 18 Districts of Hong Kong. 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. The existing Hong Kong honours system was created after transfer of government of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China as a special administrative region A Justice of the Peace ( JP) is a Puisne Judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chief Secretary for Administration ( commonly known as Chief Secretary and abbreviated as CS, is the second highest position of the Hong Kong Government 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 He is a massively wealthy free-market capitalist who believes in minimal government economic involvement.
The former textile tycoon was promoted from Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology to finance chief on August 4, 2003, replacing Antony Leung. The Secretary for Commerce Industry and Technology ( of the Hong Kong Government was responsible for promoting the manufacturing trade commerce and technology sectors in Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Antony Leung Kam-chung GBS JP (梁錦松 Pinyin: Liáng Jǐnsōng born 1952 in Hong Kong with family roots in Shunde Leung resigned on July 16, 2003 in the wake of protests over the government's handling of a controversial subversion bill, its failure to revive the economy and his alleged avoidance of taxing his new car. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 is the basis (parent statute of a Security Law proposed by the Government of Hong Kong. Tang briefly served from May 25 to June 21, 2005 as acting Chief Executive after Tung Chee Hwa, the former Chief Executive, resigned citing health reasons, and Donald Tsang, Chief Secretary, resigned to run in the byelection. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tung Chee Hwa, GBM (born 7 July 1937 Chinese calendar --> in Shanghai, China) was the first elected 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 is the title of a senior civil servant in members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and historically in the British Empire.
Tang comes from a prominent family which runs a textile empire and traces his roots back to Shanghai. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million
He has extensive ties with PRC leaders. His father Tang Hsiang Chien is a former standing committee member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the advisory body to the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, and was said to have personal friendship with Jiang Zemin, former PRC president and general secretary of the Communist Party. Tang Hsiang Chien (唐翔千 GBM OBE JP was a member of the Standing Committee of the 7-9th CPPCC National Committee. 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. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the
Tang took up his commerce post in July 2002 as part of a line-up of new secretaries aimed at improving the government's transparency. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. He is a long-time friend of former Chief Executive of Hong Kong Tung Chee Hwa. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong ( is the head of Hong Kong Government and the principal representative of the Hong Kong. Tung Chee Hwa, GBM (born 7 July 1937 Chinese calendar --> in Shanghai, China) was the first elected
Tang cut his teeth in the private sector. He was named as Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in 1993 and won the Young Industrialist of Hong Kong award in 1989. The World Economic Forum (WEF is a Geneva -based Non-profit foundation best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)
He has been part of Tung's cabinet since the former British colony was handed to the PRC in 1997. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
Before that, he served as a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1991 to 1998, and was on various government boards and public bodies. The Legislative Council ( LegCo) is the Unicameral Legislature of Hong Kong. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) He was a member of the Liberal Party, a pro-businessmen and pro-Beijing party, before joining the government. Liberal Party ( is a liberal conservative Political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Married with four children (three daughters and a son), Tang holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research He is known for his large red wine collection. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice
Tang has been a member of the Executive Council since 1997. The Executive Council of Hong Kong ( ExCo,) is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar He served as a member of the Legislative Council for seven years from 1991 to 1998. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Tang has also served extensively on various government boards and public bodies, including the Trade Development Council, Town Planning Board, University Grants Committee, and Council of the City University of Hong Kong. City University of Hong Kong (CityU ( is one of the eight Universities in Hong Kong.
Before joining the Government in 2002, Tang served as the Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries between 1995 and 2001. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He was also a Committee Member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and a Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, founded in 1884 to promote Horse racing. He was also the Chairman of the PCICB before joining the Government.
On May 25, 2005, Donald Tsang, The Chief Secretary for Administration, resigned because of his intention to run for the Chief Executive byelection. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Donald Tsang Yam-Kuen, GBM, KBE, JP (born 7 October 1944 is the current Chief Executive and Head of Government of Hong Tang served as Acting Chief Executive of HKSAR soon after Tsang's resignation was announced.
On June 23, 2007, it was announced that Tang would succeed Rafael Hui as the new Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong effective July 1, 2007. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Rafael Hui Si Yan, GBM GBS JP ( born 1948 was former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong and a former career civil The Chief Secretary for Administration ( commonly known as Chief Secretary and abbreviated as CS, is the second highest position of the Hong Kong Government 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 "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. it is rumoured that he may contest in the Chief Executive Elections in 2012.
On September 9, 2007, Sha Tin Racecourse opened with record 1-day crowd of about 60,000. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. History It was first built in 1978 (under the administration of Sir David Akers-Jones, the then-Secretary for the New Territories on reclaimed land and is the larger Chief Secretary Henry Tang stroke the ceremonial gong. A ceremony is an activity infused with Ritual significance performed on a special occasion This article is about the Internet Protocol Television channel The Hong Kong Jockey Club collected US$106 million in bets (highest since 2001). The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, founded in 1884 to promote Horse racing. A betting strategy or betting system is a structured approach to gambling, with a predefined set of actions for bet sizing and timing Children of horse owners were admitted amid protest of local anti-gambling groups. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. Sunny Power, booted by Howard Cheng got the trophy in the 1,200 metre dash. ----A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement and usually afterwards serves as proof of merit [1]
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- Henry Tang (info. Antony Leung Kam-chung GBS JP (梁錦松 Pinyin: Liáng Jǐnsōng born 1952 in Hong Kong with family roots in Shunde 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 Executive Council of Hong Kong ( ExCo,) is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. gov. hk)
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| Preceded by Position created in 2002 |
Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology 2002 - 2004 |
Succeeded by John Tsang |
| Preceded by Antony Leung |
Financial Secretary of Hong Kong 2003 - 2007 |
Succeeded by John Tsang |
| Preceded by Donald Tsang (acting) |
Chief Executive of Hong Kong 25 May 2005 - 24 June 2005 (acting) |
Succeeded by Donald Tsang |
| Preceded by Andrew Li, Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal |
Hong Kong order of precedence As of 2008 |
Succeeded by John Tsang, Financial Secretary |
| Preceded by Rafael Hui |
Chief Secretary for Administration 2007 - |
Succeeded by 'Incumbent' |
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