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 in accordance with the outcome of local processes. 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.
Maria Tam Wai-chu is a senior Hong Kong politician and lawyer. She is a member of the Committee for the Basic Law of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) since 1997 and the chairman of the Operations Review Committee of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) since 2015.
The secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs is the head of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau in Government of Hong Kong,which is responsible for promoting the Basic Law,constitutional affairs,electoral development,and coordinate liaison between the Hong Kong government and the relevant mainland China authorities,as well as to promote various regional cooperation initiatives between Hong Kong and the mainland. Prior to 2007,this post was known as the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs.
Stephen Lam Sui-lung was the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs.
The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau is a policy bureau of the Hong Kong Government. The bureau has general responsibility over local administration,with a remit covering youth affairs,family planning,women's affairs,social development,fire safety,and matters related to the district councils. One of the important roles of the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau is to enhance liaison and communication with all sectors of the community including the Legislative Council and the general public. The Bureau was established on 1 July 1997 as the Home Affairs Bureau,succeeding the Home Affairs Branch of the colonial government secretariat. It was reorganized at the beginning of the Lee government in 2022 as the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau,with some of its functions transferred to the new Culture,Sports and Tourism Bureau. It has its headquarters in the West Wing of the Central Government Complex in Tamar.
Tam Yiu-chung,GBM,JP is a pro-Beijing politician in Hong Kong. He is a former member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC),former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) and former chairman of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB).
The Political Appointments System is a scheme introduced in 2008 by the Hong Kong Government to reinforce its ministerial team by superseding the Principal Officials Accountability System and inserting two layers of politically appointed officials below the secretaries,who are political appointees. These appointees report only to the secretaries,but not the permanent secretaries,the highest-ranking civil servants. The appointment of undersecretaries and political assistants is an extension of the previous RPAS that was initially confined to principal officials. Prior to the introduction,there were 14 political appointees—3 Secretaries of Departments and 11 Directors of Bureaux.
Florence Hui Hiu-fai,SBS was one of the undersecretaries appointed by the Government of Hong Kong. She served as the Undersecretary for Home Affairs from 2008 to 2017.
Leung Chin-man JP is a retired senior civil servant in the Government of Hong Kong the former Permanent Secretary for Housing,Planning and Lands.
Matthew Cheung Kin-chung is a former Hong Kong politician who served as Chief Secretary for Administration from 2017 to 2021. Cheung previously served as the Secretary for Labour and Welfare for ten years. He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.
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.
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.
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.
Adeline Wong Ching-man is a businesswoman and a former Hong Kong politician and civil servant who is the former Undersecretary of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau from 2009 to 2012. As a retired politician,she currently serves as the chief executive officer of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong.
Patrick Nip Tak-kuen is a Hong Kong former government official. He served as Secretary for the Civil Service from 2020 to 2022.
Michael Wong Wai-lun,JP is a Hong Kong government official who has been Deputy Financial Secretary since 2022.
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.
In September 2017,tensions arose between different parties over the content of posters put up on Democracy wall in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This has led to increased tensions in Hong Kong society,due to the interpretations of freedom of speech of certain content of the posters. This has also led to copycats incidents occurring in other universities in Hong Kong as well reigniting Hong Kong Independence debate within Hong Kong Kong society. The standoff,which has manifested in a series of protests and counterprotests on campuses,is reflective of the wider disconnect between mainlanders and Hongkongers,fanned by a host of reasons from politics and language barriers to state-fuelled propaganda and competition for scarce resources.
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.
