The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was established on 1 July 1997,following the handover of Hong Kong.
Ronny Tong Ka-wah,SC KC is a Hong Kong Senior Counsel and politician. He is a current non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He co-founded the Civic Party and was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong,representing the New Territories East constituency from 2004 until he quit the party and resigned from the legislature on 22 June 2015,following the historic vote on Hong Kong electoral reform a few days earlier,having switched his political alignment from pro-democracy to pro-Beijing Hong Kong political group Path of Democracy,of which he is currently the convener.
The Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) is the professional regulatory body for barristers in Hong Kong. The Law Society of Hong Kong is the equivalent association for solicitors in Hong Kong.
Paul Tse Wai-chun,JP is a Hong Kong solicitor,who claims himself as the "Superman of Law". He also owns a small travel agency and was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the tourism functional constituency in the 2008 legislative election. Tse is of Hakka ancestry.
The Immigration Department of the Government of Hong Kong is responsible for immigration control of Hong Kong. After the People's Republic of China assumed sovereignty of the territory in July 1997,Hong Kong's immigration system remained largely unchanged from its British predecessor model. Residents from mainland China do not have the right of abode in Hong Kong,nor can they enter the territory freely,both before and after 1997. There are different regulations that apply to residents of Macau,another Special Administrative Region of China. In addition,visa-free entry acceptance regulations into Hong Kong for passport holders of some 170 countries remain unchanged before and after 1997.
The Information Services Department (ISD) is the Hong Kong Government's public relations office,publisher,advertiser,and news agency,serving as the link between the government and the media. It was also commonly called Government Information Services (GIS).
Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung is a barrister who served as the third Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong from 2012 to 2018.
Priscilla Leung Mei-funGBS JP is a barrister and Hong Kong Legislative Councillor,representing the Election Committee since 2022. She previously represented the Kowloon West constituency from 2008 to 2021. She was a member of Kowloon City District Council.
Paul Chan Mo-po is the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong and former Secretary for Development of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau is a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for policy matters on Hong Kong's external commercial relations,inward investment promotion,intellectual property protection,industry and business support,tourism,consumer protection and competition,as well as broadcasting,film-related issues,overall view of creative industries,development of telecommunications,and control of obscene and indecent articles in Hong Kong.
The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau is a ministerial-level policy bureaux of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for the implementation of the Basic Law,including electoral matters and promotion of equal opportunities and privacy protection. The bureau also functions as the intermediary between the HKSAR Government and the Central People's Government and other Mainland authorities under the principles of "One Country,Two Systems",including the coordination of liaison between the HKSAR Government and Central authorities,promoting regional co-operation initiatives between Hong Kong and the Mainland,and overseeing the operation of offices of the HKSAR Government on the Mainland.
Eric Chan Kwok-ki is a Hong Kong politician who is the incumbent Chief Secretary for Administration since 1 July 2022. He was also the secretary-general of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security (2020–2022). Previously,he served as Director of the Chief Executive's Office (2017–2022) and Director of Immigration (2011–2016).
Elizabeth Quat Pei-fan,BBS,JP is a Hong Kong politician associated with the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong. She is a co-founder of the Internet Professional Association (iProA),a director of the World Summit Award and chief executive officer of CB Strategic Investment. All three of her "degrees" were awarded by defunct diploma mill Greenwich University,Hawaii.
Erick Tsang Kwok-wai is a Hong Kong government official. Since 2020,he has been Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs,one of the principal officials of Hong Kong. Prior to that,he was Director of Immigration.
Chris Tang Ping-keung is a Hong Kong law enforcement administrator who has been serving as the Secretary for Security of Hong Kong since June 2021. Tang joined the Hong Kong Police Force in 1987 immediately after his graduation from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a bachelor of social science in social work. He previously served as the Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong from 2019 to 2021,Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) from 2018 to 2019,and Director of Operations of the Hong Kong Police Force from 2017 to 2018.
The Central People's Government of China owns and operates numerous properties in Hong Kong. The central government operates four offices in Hong Kong,which are the Liaison Office,the Hong Kong Garrison,the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commissioner,and the Office for Safeguarding National Security.
The National Security Department is the Hong Kong Police Force national security law enforcement agency established by the Hong Kong National Security Law in 2020.
Chris Sun Yuk-han is the current Secretary for Labour and Welfare in Hong Kong,appointed on 1 July 2022 as part of John Lee's administration.
Adrian Pedro Ho King-hong is a Hong Kong politician and businessman. In 2022,he was elected to the Legislative Council as an election committee constituency member.
The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance is a local law of Hong Kong. It was introduced by the Government of Hong Kong on 8 March 2024,passed by the Legislative Council on 19 March 2024,and took effect on 23 March 2024. The ordinance is enacted to implement Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law.
