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GOVERNMENT
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Country
Name:
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conventional
long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
conventional short form: Hong Kong
local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu
local short form: Xianggang
abbreviation: HK |
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Government
Type:
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special
administrative region of China |
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Administrative
Divisions:
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none
(special administrative region of China) |
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Independence:
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none
(special administrative region of China) |
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National
Holiday:
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National
Day, 1-2 October; note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
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Constitution:
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Basic
Law approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress
is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
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Legal
System :
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based
on English common law |
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Suffrage:
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direct
election 18 years of age; universal for permanent residents living
in the territory of Hong Kong for the past seven years; indirect
election limited to about 100,000 members of functional constituencies
and an 800-member election committee drawn from broad regional
groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies
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Executive
Branch:
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chief
of state: President of China JIANG Zemin (since 27 March 1993)
head of government: Chief Executive TUNG Chee-hwa (since
1 July 1997)
cabinet: Executive Council consists of three ex-officio
members and 10 appointed members; ex-officio members are: Chief
Secretary Anson CHAN (since 29 November 1993), Financial Secretary
Donald TSANG (since 7 March 1995), and Secretary of Justice Elsie
LEUNG (since 1 July 1997)
elections: NA |
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Legislative
Branch:
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unicameral
Legislative Council or LEGCO (60 seats; 30 indirectly elected
by functional constituencies, 20 elected by popular vote, and
10 elected by an 800-member election committee; members serve
four-year terms)
elections: last held 25 May 1998 (early elections scheduled
to be held in September 2000)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats
by party - Democratic Party 13, Liberal Party 9, Democratic Alliance
for the Betterment of Hong Kong 9, Hong Kong Progressive Alliance
5, Frontier Party 3, Citizens Party 1, independents 20 |
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Judicial
Branch:
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The
Court of Final Appeal in the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region |
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Political
Parties and Leaders:
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Association
for Democracy and People's Livelihood [Frederick FUNG Kin-kee,
chairman]; Citizens Party [Christine LOH Kung-wai, chairwoman];
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong [Jasper TSANG
Yok-sing, chairman]; Democratic Party [Martin LEE Chu-ming, chairman];
Frontier Party [Emily LAU Wai-hing, chairwoman]; Hong Kong Progressive
Alliance [Ambrose LAU Hon-chuen]; Liberal Party [James TIEN Pei-chun,
chairman] note: political blocs include: pro-democracy - Association
for Democracy and People's Livelihood, Citizens Party, Democratic
Party, Frontier Party; pro-Beijing - Democratic Alliance for the
Betterment of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Progressive Alliance, Liberal
Party |
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International
Organization Participation:
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APEC,
AsDB, BIS, CCC, ESCAP (associate), ICFTU, IMO (associate), Interpol
(subbureau), IOC, ISO (correspondent), WCL, WMO, WTrO |
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Flag
Description:
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red
with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia flower in the center
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