Tung Chee-hwa is a Hong Kong businessman and politician who served as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 1997 and 2005,upon the transfer of sovereignty on 1 July. He is currently a vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
Lantau Island is the largest island in Hong Kong,located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula,and is part of the New Territories. Administratively,most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong. A small northeastern portion of the island is located in the Tsuen Wan District.
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China 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 rule. The office,stipulated by the Hong Kong Basic Law,formally came into being on 1 July 1997 when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.
Tung Chung,meaning "eastern stream",is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island,Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns,it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay,and along the delta and lower courses of Tung Chung River and Ma Wan Chung in the north-western coast of Lantau Island. The area was once an important defence stronghold against pirates and foreign military during the Ming and the Qing dynasties.
Henry Fok Ying Tung was a Hong Kong businessman. He has ancestral roots in Lianxi Village,Panyu,now part of Guangzhou,Guangdong. Fok was the vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of PRC since March 1993,and was possibly the most powerful Hongkonger in the politics of the People's Republic of China. In 2006,the Forbes Magazine ranked Henry Fok the 7th wealthiest tycoon in Hong Kong and 181th wealthiest tycoon in the world,with an established net worth of $3.7 billion. Henry died in Beijing,2006.
Hong Kong is a station of the MTR metro system in Hong Kong. It is the eastern terminus of the Tung Chung line and Airport Express. It is situated between Man Cheung Street and Harbour View Street,Central,Hong Kong Island,and sits underneath the International Finance Centre (IFC). It opened on 22 June 1998.
Kowloon is a station on the Tung Chung line and the Airport Express of Hong Kong's MTR. The station provides in-town check-in service for passengers departing from the Hong Kong International Airport and free shuttle bus services to most major hotels in the Tsim Sha Tsui and Yau Ma Tei areas.
Tai Po New Town,or Tai Po Town,is a new town and non-administrative area in Tai Po District,in the New Territories,Hong Kong. The area is a planned town that surrounding the existing indigenous market towns Tai Po Hui and Tai Po Kau Hui,as well as east of the existing indigenous villages that located on the Lam Tsuen Valley as well as west of those villages in Ting Kok and Tai Mei Tuk and south of those villages in Nam Hang,Fung Yuen and Sha Lo Tung. Most of the lands of the new town were obtained by land reclamation. In present day,Tai Po New Town was simply known as Tai Po. The new town are largely covered by the government Tai Po Outline Zoning Plan,which legally regulated the land use of the area,on top of the terms in the land lease contract with the government. Some of the land lease within the area,were known as Tai Po Town Lot №foo. In election,the town had a different zoning scheme for the election constituencies.
North Lantau New Town is the newest of the nine new towns in Hong Kong,located on the northern coast of the Lantau Island in the New Territories. It covers Tung Chung,Tai Ho Wan,Siu Ho Wan,other parts of northeast Lantau Island,and the reclaimed land along the coast between them. It is the only new town in the Islands District and the youngest new town in Hong Kong. As the commercial,residential and community facilities in the New Town are concentrated in Tung Chung,it has been renamed Tung Chung New Town in recent official government documents.
Civic Exchange is a Hong Kong-based public policy think tank and registered charity.
The 2002 Hong Kong Chief Executive election was to select the second term of the Chief Executive (CE) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Incumbent Tung Chee-hwa was nominated by the 800-member Election Committee (EC) without competition.
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce was founded on 29 May 1861,and is the oldest and one of the largest business organizations in Hong Kong. It has around 4,000 corporate members,who combined employ around one-third of Hong Kong's workforce. It is a self-funding,not-for-profit organization that promotes and represents the interests of the Hong Kong business community. A core function of its work is to formulate recommendations on improving the business environment,which its 23 industry-specific committees constantly analyze and make regular submissions to HKSAR Government officials and policy makers.
The four big families of Hong Kong is a term used to describe the four business families who historically rose to prominence and became influential in Hong Kong. In order of influence,they are Li,Ho,Lo and Fu family.
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL) is a Hong Kong,China based investment holding company involved in international transportation and logistics,and property investment and property development. It is the parent company of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL),one of the world's largest container shipping companies.
The Hong Kong Democratic Foundation is a Hong Kong public policy think tank established initially as a political party on 27 October 1989. The Foundation was founded in the run up to the first Legislative Council direct elections of 1991 by a group of business people and professionals who endorsed democratic ideals led by Jimmy McGregor and Dr Leong Che-hung. The Foundation later transformed itself into a think tank and is currently chaired by Southern District Councillor Paul Zimmerman.
Mainland Chinese or Mainlanders are Chinese people who live in or have recently emigrated from mainland China,defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) except for Hong Kong,Macau,and the partly-PRC-controlled South China Sea Islands,and also excluding certain territories that are claimed by the PRC but not controlled,namely Taiwan aka the "Republic of China" (ROC),which is a state with limited recognition,and other associated territories that are ruled by Taiwan. The term also refers to historical groups of people of Chinese origin who immigrated to Hong Kong,Macau and Taiwan during the 20th century,especially in the context of specific historical events.
The Hong Kong Army Cadets Association,established on 18 January,2015,is a Hong Kong Uniformed Youth Group,it is connected with the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison and the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong. Established with the aims "To contribute the city and serve the Fatherland". The Hong Kong Army Cadets Association is a development of the Military Summer Camp For Hong Kong Youth scheme organised by Betty Tung Chiu Hung-ping,the wife of former Chief Executive of Hong Kong Tung Chee-hwa,and the core of the estimated 2000 strong membership is made up of attendees of the summer camps;the target membership of the Association is children and youths from the age of six upwards. Of the Hong Kong Uniformed Youth Groups,the Association is the only one to use People's Liberation Army military drill,and its uniforms,emblems and structure is based on that of the PLA.
Lantau Tomorrow Vision is a development project in Hong Kong proposed by the current and the immediate past Chief Executives of Hong Kong. The current Chief Executive Carrie Lam proposed in her 2018 policy address which includes the creation of a third core business district by constructing artificial islands with a total area of about 1,700 hectares through massive land reclamation near Kau Yi Chau and Hei Ling Chau of the eastern waters of Lantau Island. The project has met with controversy and opposition for its high cost of estimated HK$500 billion –amounting to half of the city's fiscal reserves,as well as environmental concerns.
Hong Kong Buddhist Cemetery is a private cemetery located in Cape Collinson,on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It is managed by The Hong Kong Buddhist Association (香港佛教聯合會). The cemetery was completed and opened in 1963.
Betty Tung,or Betty Tung Chiu Hung-ping is a Hong Kong philanthropist and the former president of Hong Kong Red Cross.
