The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government,is the executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1983,an international treaty lodged at the United Nations. This government replaced the former British Hong Kong Government (1842–1997). The Chief Executive and the principal officials are appointed by the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The Government Secretariat is headed by the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong,who is the most senior principal official of the Government. The Chief Secretary and the other secretaries jointly oversee the administration of Hong Kong,give advice to the Chief Executive as members of the Executive Council,and are accountable for their actions and policies to the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council.
Henry Tang Ying-yen is a Hong Kong politician who served as the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong between 2007 and 2011. He held the position of Financial Secretary from 2003 to 2007. In 2012,he lost the Hong Kong Chief Executive Election to Leung Chun-ying.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is Hong Kong's central banking institution. It is a government authority founded on 1 April 1993 when the Office of the Exchange Fund and the Office of the Commissioner of Banking merged. The organisation reports directly to the Financial Secretary.
Joseph Yam Chi-kwong,GBM,GBS,CBE,JP is a Hong Kong statistician,economist and civil servant. He was the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority,Hong Kong's de facto central bank,holding the position for 16 years. In 2011 Yam was elected to a member of the board of directors of the Swiss Bank UBS AG. In 2014,following UBS AG's restructuring,he was appointed to the board of directors of the UBS Group AG and served in the position till May 2017. He has been a member of the Corporate Culture and Responsibility Committee and the Risk Committee of the UBS Group AG since 2011 and a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong since 2017.
The issue of banknotes of the Hong Kong dollar is governed in the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA),the governmental currency board of Hong Kong. Under licence from the HKMA,three commercial banks issue their own banknotes for general circulation in the region. Notes are also issued by the HKMA itself.
The 2000s in Hong Kong began a new millennium under the People's Republic of China (PRC).
The Communications Authority is a statutory body responsible for licensing and regulating the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in Hong Kong. It was formed in 2012 through a merger of the Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority,Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority,and the Telecommunications Authority. The organisation is authorized to investigate complaints made regarding programmes,issue warnings and fines,or even suspend the license of the radio or television station.
The Hong Kong order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Government of Hong Kong. Administered by the government's Protocol Division,the hierarchy does not determine the order of succession for the office of Chief Executive,which is instead specified by the Basic Law of Hong Kong.
The Gold Bauhinia Star is the highest Bauhinia Star rank in the honours system of Hong Kong,created in 1997 to replace the British honours system of the Order of the British Empire after the transfer of sovereignty to People's Republic of China and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). It is awarded to those who have given distinguished service to the community or rendered public or voluntary services of a very high degree of merit.
The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the representative office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China in Hong Kong. It is located in Sai Wan,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong.
Bernard Charnwut Chan GBM GBS JP,is a Hong Kong politician and businessman. He served as Non-official Convenor of the Executive Council from 2017 to 2022.
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is a retired Hong Kong politician who served as the fourth Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022,after serving as Chief Secretary for Administration for five years.
Ip Kwok-him,GBM,GBS,JP is a former unofficial member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong,served between 2016 and 2022. He is also former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the District Council (First) functional constituency and Hong Kong delegate to the National People's Congress and the former convenor of the caucus of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) in the Legislative Council. He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.
The Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) is a civilian body of the Government of Hong Kong,part of the two-tier system in which the Hong Kong Police Force investigates complaints made by the public against its members and the IPCC monitors those investigations.
Lai Tung-kwok,GBS,IDSM,JP is a retired civil servant and principal official who held the position of Secretary for Security of Hong Kong between 2012 and 2017. He previously served as Under Secretary for Security from 2009 to 2012 and Director of Immigration from 2002 to 2008.
John Chan Cho Chak,GBS,CBE,LVO,JP is a Hong Kong civil servant and executive. He currently serves as a non-executive director of Transport International Holdings Limited,The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited,Long Win Bus Company Limited,RoadShow Holdings Limited,Hang Seng Bank Limited,Guangdong Investment Limited and Swire Properties Limited. He was a long-time civil servant and one of the most senior Chinese officials in the Hong Kong Government under British rule.
The administration of Leung Chun-ying as Chief Executive of Hong Kong,officially referred to as "The 4th term Chief Executive of Hong Kong" relates to the period of governance of Hong Kong since the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong,between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2017.
Mak Chai-kwong GBS,JP is a Hong Kong civil engineer and civil servant. He served as Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) from 2006 to 2010.
Temple Chambers is a set of barristers' chambers based in Admiralty,Hong Kong. It is widely considered to be one of the leading sets of chambers in Hong Kong given its high ratio of senior counsel to juniors,as well as a strong history of appointments to key judicial and government roles.
The Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit is a annual Hong Kong-based financial summit organised by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). The inaugural event took place in November 2022.
