Promulgation is the formal proclamation or the declaration that a new statutory or administrative law is enacted after its final approval. In some jurisdictions,this additional step is necessary before the law can take effect.
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong. The position was created to replace the office of Governor of Hong Kong,the representative of the Monarch of the United Kingdom during British colonial rule. The office,as stipulated by the Hong Kong Basic Law,formally came into being on 1 July 1997 with the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China. The Chief Executive is head of the executive branch of the Hong Kong government.
The Standard is an English-language free newspaper in Hong Kong with a daily circulation of 200,450 in 2012. It was formerly called the Hongkong Standard and changed to HKiMail during the Internet boom but partially reverted to The Standard in 2001.
Public holidays and statutory holidays in Hong Kong are holidays designated by the Government of Hong Kong. They allow workers rest from work,usually in conjunction with special occasions. Public holidays in Hong Kong consist of a mix of traditional Chinese and Western holidays,such as Lunar New Year,the Mid-Autumn Festival,and the Dragon Boat Festival,along with Christmas and Easter. Other public holidays include National Day and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day.
The Hong Kong Commercial Daily (HKCD) is a Chinese state-owned newspaper,published in broadsheet format in Hong Kong and dubbed “China’s international media window”by the central government. Established in 1952,it was the first financial newspaper in the Chinese language. It is one of the few newspapers authorized by the Hong Kong SAR government to publicize legal announcements,and also the only Hong Kong newspaper allowed to be circulated freely in mainland China. It is controlled by the Hong Kong Liaison Office and has a branch office in Shenzhen.
Fanling Highway is a part of Route 9 in Hong Kong. It connects the new town of Tai Po and San Tin Highway,passing through Sheung Shui and Fanling on its way. The three lane expressway was constructed between 1983 and 1987.
The Office of Ombudsman is a Hong Kong statutory authority,established on 1 March 1989,charged with ensuring that Hong Kong is served by a fair and efficient public administration that is committed to accountability,openness and quality of services. It operates mainly by investigating and giving recommendations to government departments.
The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monuments. The AAB was established in 1976 along with the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) when the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53) was enacted,and comprises members appointed by the Chief Executive. The corresponding governmental ministry is the Development Bureau,and executive support for the AAB is provided by the AMO which is under the Development Bureau.
West Kowloon station,also known as Hong Kong West Kowloon,or Xianggangxijiulong in CR,is the southern terminus of and the only station on the Hong Kong section of the Guangshengang XRL. The station connects to China's high-speed rail (HSR) network across the border through dedicated tunnels and includes a Mainland Port Area where the laws of (Mainland) China are enforced. It was constructed by the MTR Corporation Limited as the project manager commissioned by the Hong Kong Government,through subcontractors.
The China Mail was an English-language newspaper published in Hong Kong from 1845 to 1974,making it the longest-lived of any Hong Kong newspaper. The head office was in Wellington Street.
The Daily Press was an English-language newspaper in Hong Kong,published from 1857 for about 80 years. Founded and edited by George M Ryder,it was the first daily newspaper in Hong Kong. In 1858,Yorick Jones Murrow,a tenacious Welshman born in 1817,took over the newspaper and he inaugurated the Chinese-language paper Hongkong Chinese and Foreign News (香港中外新報),published three times per week.Murrow led the paper on fearless attacks on the Colonial administration,leading ultimately to his imprisonment on a charge of libel. He relinquished his role as editor in 1867 but remained its proprietor till his death in 1884.
Sir Donald Collin Cumyn Luddington,was a British colonial government official and civil servant who served firstly in the Hong Kong Government and became District Commissioner,New Territories and the Secretary for Home Affairs successively,during which he had also served as an official member of the Legislative Council. He was later promoted to Oceania and was High Commissioner for the Western Pacific and Governor of the Solomon Islands during the period from 1973 to 1976. He returned to Hong Kong in 1977 to replace Sir Ronald Holmes as chairman of the Public Service Commission. He was the second person,after Sir Jack Cater,to hold the post of Commissioner of ICAC from 1978 until his retirement in 1980.
The Census and Statistics Department is the provider of major social and economic official statistics in Hong Kong. It is also responsible for conducting Population Census and By-census in Hong Kong since 1971. Its head office is in the Wanchai Tower in Wan Chai.
The Public Order Ordinance is a piece of primary legislation in Hong Kong. It codifies a number of old common law public order offences. It imposes notification requirements for public processions and meetings which resemble a licensing regime. It also provides for the designation of restricted areas along the Hong Kong-China border and in the military installations. The 1967 Ordinance was enacted in the aftermath of the 1967 Leftist riots. For the following decades,the stringent control over public processions and meetings was relaxed incrementally until 1990s when it was brought in line with human rights standards. Upon Hong Kong handover,the amendments in the 1990s were decreed "not adopted as the laws of the HKSAR" by the NPCSC of China and therefore reverted.
Hong Kong–mainland China relations refer to the relationship between Mainland China and Hong Kong. According to the 1997 Sino-British Joint Declaration,the United Kingdom handed control of Hong Kong over to the People's Republic of China,making it a special administrative region. In principle,Hong Kong became an autonomous administrative division based on the Hong Kong Basic Law.
Chun Yeung Estate is a public housing estate in Fo Tan,New Territories,Hong Kong. It is the only public housing estate in Fo Tan,located at the junction of Wong Chuk Yeung Street and Kwei Tei Street. It comprises 5 blocks and 1 shopping centre with total of 4,846 flats. Its name prefix "Chun" means "horse" in English since Sha Tin Racecourse is located in Fo Tan. It was completed in 2020.
The Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (OSNS) is the Chinese central government's national security office in Hong Kong. The office was established in July 2020 by the Hong Kong national security law.
The concept of separation of powers has been considered and disputed in Hong Kong and its various forms of government. Prior to the Handover of Hong Kong in 1997,the government of British Hong Kong did not have a Western-style separation of powers. The post-handover Hong Kong Basic Law does not explicitly prescribe a separation of powers,but allocates power to the Executive Council,Legislative Council,and Judiciary. Since the 1997 handover,whether the separation of powers principle exists within the Hong Kong political system has been disputed among the Hong Kong SAR Government,central Chinese Government,and public media.
Candidate Eligibility Review Committee is a government statutory committee in Hong Kong,which is responsible for accessing and validating the eligibility of electoral candidate of Chief Executive,Legislative Council and Election Committee.
District Council Eligibility Review Committee is a Hong Kong government statutory committee,which responsible for review and confirm the eligibility of all candidates for the Hong Kong District Council.
