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	Chief Executive of Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Executive Council is the de facto cabinet of the Chief Executive.
		The method of election for the term of Chief Executive commencing in 2007 is one of the core issues under political debate in Hong Kong since 2004.
		If the Chief Executive is not able to discharge his or her duties for short period (such as during overseas visits), the duties would be assumed by the Chief Secretary for Administration, the Financial Secretary or the Secretary of Justice, in that order, as acting chief executive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hong_Kong_Chief_Executive (819 words)

	Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		If the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is not able to discharge his or her duties for a short period, such duties shall temporarily be assumed by the Administrative Secretary, Financial Secretary or Secretary of Justice in this order of precedence.
		The ultimate aim is the selection of the Chief Executive by universal suffrage upon nomination by a broadly representative nominating committee in accordance with democratic procedures.
		The delimitation of the various sectors, the organizations in each sector eligible to return Election Committee members and the number of such members returned by each of these organizations shall be prescribed by an electoral law enacted by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in accordance with the principles of democracy and openness.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hong_Kong_Chief_Executive_election,_2005 (1901 words)

	Hong Kong
		Hong Kong religious leaders also have noted that the Basic Law provision that calls for ties between local religious organizations and their mainland counterparts to be based on "nonsubordination, noninterference and mutual respect" could be used to limit such ties.
		Hong Kong's NPC delegates also are members of the Election Committee that chose 10 of the Legislature's 60 members in 1998 and 6 of the legislatures members during the year.
		Hong Kong's Society for Community Organisation estimated that tens of thousands of women in Hong Kong, largely single women and widows from the mainland, are regularly subjected to the threat of violence, abuse, robbery, and sexual harassment by cohabitors.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/eap/686.htm (15057 words)

	USATODAY.com - China rules out Hong Kong direct election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		HONG KONG (AP) — Mainland China dealt a crushing blow to Hong Kong's hopes for full democracy Monday, when its most powerful legislative panel ruled the territory won't have direct elections for its next leader in 2007 or for all its lawmakers in 2008.
		Many people in Hong Kong have been demanding the right to democratically elect a successor to their chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, a former shipping tycoon chosen for his position by an 800-member committee that tends to side with Beijing.
		Hong Kong's mini-constitution, the Basic Law, holds out the possibility that ordinary residents can elect their next leader in 2007 and all lawmakers by 2008.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-04-26-china-hong-kong_x.htm (766 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Asia / China asserts control over Hong Kong election
		Hong Kong, a region of 7 million people, returned to China's control in 1997 after 150 years as a British territory.
		Hong Kong residents have no voice in choosing their territory's chief executive, but they will be permitted to pick 30 of 60 legislators in September, an increase from the 24 they picked last November.
		Democracy groups are demanding direct elections of the chief executive, whom Beijing appoints, and all lawmakers by 2007.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2004/04/07/china_asserts_control_over_hong_kong_election (620 words)

	2005. Everything you wanted to know about 2005 but had no clue how to find it.. Learn about 2005 here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Saudi Arabia holds it first ever elections for municipal authorities, in which only men are allowed to vote.
		Hong Kong Chief Executive Election will be held.
		September 24: The New Zealand general election must be held on, or before, this date.
	encyclopedia.lockergnome.com /s/b/2005 (1837 words)

	After Hong Kong Election, China Faces New Calculus (washingtonpost.com)
		In April, China ruled out direct elections to choose all the territory's lawmakers and a successor to its unpopular chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, who was appointed by officials in Beijing.
		Hong Kong politicians often play down or refrain from criticism of Beijing's policies on the mainland, and try to distance the territory's democracy movement from the efforts of dissidents and others in China the government considers subversive.
		But almost immediately after winning election, Leung paid tribute to "those who sacrifice their time, their lives for the cause of democracy in China and Hong Kong," mentioning one exiled dissident and friend who he said had been tortured.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A18904-2004Sep13_2.html (507 words)

	SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - Hong Kong legislative election, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) were held on September 12, 2004.
		The election was largely seen as a contest between the pro-democracy coalition and the pro-business and pro-Beijing coalitions.
		The involvement of Democratic Party James To and The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Chan Yuen-han in scandals relating to the use of public funds for the benefit of their respective political groups.
	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/Hong_Kong_legislative_election,_2004 (1467 words)

	The Standard - Tsang unable to answer the key questions - Top Stories
		With Hong Kong edging toward a possible constitutional crisis, Donald Tsang and his team are uncertain about a number of key issues related to succession under the Basic Law.
		Hong Kong is divided on the length of office of Tung Chee-hwa's mid-term replacement since the Basic Law stipulates the length of the chief executive's term shall be five years and that he or she may serve for not more than two consecutive terms.
		Tsang also said he is still undecided about whether to run as chief executive, but that if he does, he will resign from the post of Chief Secretary for Administration before June 5, and Financial Secretary Henry Tang will take over as acting chief executive during the election period.
	www.thestandard.com.hk /stdn/std/Front_Page/GC16Aa01.html (793 words)

	WSVN-TV - Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Says He Doesn't Plan To Run For Chief Executive Post (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		HONG KONG (AP) -- Financial Secretary Henry Tang, once a front-runner to be Hong Kong's next leader, said Monday he won't run in the July election for the territory's top political job.
		The chief executive is elected by an 800-member committee, dominated by people partial to Beijing.
		Tang's political fortunes seemed to be on the rise when Hong Kong's richest man, billionaire tycoon Li Ka-shing, gave him a nod of approval as a "good candidate" to succeed Tung in 2007.
	www.wsvn.com /news/articles/world/C71546 (307 words)

	Hong Kong :: China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
		Hong Kong is unlikely to win more democracy from Beijing, despite promises by the man expected to be its next leader that he will usher in a new era of openness and strong governance, political analysts said on Monday.
		In the case of a few Hong Kong-grown blogs like Glutter.org, their authors are adding voice to a growing grassroots democracy movement that may be virtual in presence but very real in the belief it represents: that Hong Kong people should work together to form a civil society.
		Hong Kong's new interim leader, seen by many as a shoo-in for the job on a permanent basis, might seem an unlikely person to be running part of the world's biggest communist country.
	chinadigitaltimes.net /hong_kong (6869 words)

	HONG KONG: Sham election of new chief executive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		HONG KONG: Sham election of new chief executive
		Hong Kong's phoney election for a new chief executive took a farcical twist on June 16 when the legally required secret ballot was done away with, leaving no possibility for even isolated protest votes to be cast.
		Hong Kong was handed over by Britain to China on July 1, 1997, and on that day and every anniversary since, big protests have been held to press for more democracy in Hong Kong.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/2005/631/631p21b.htm (864 words)

	CNN.com - Hong Kong chief: I won't step down - Jul. 17, 2003
		Hong Kong's leader Tung Chee-hwa has rejected suggestions he should step down, instead promising greater accountability and to consult more with the people.
		Critics say the chief executive is out of touch and indecisive while analysts say his future doesn't look bright.
		Although limited elections are held in Hong Kong for legislature, ordinary people don't choose the chief executive, even though he makes most of crucial policy decisions for them.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/07/17/hongkong.politics (590 words)

	Thousands march in Hong Kong / Protesters demand right to elect chief executive, entire legislature
		Tung Chee-hwa, the current chief executive, was re-elected without opposition in 2002 by an 800-member Election Committee loyal to Beijing.
		The demonstrators called for universal suffrage in elections for Tung's successor in 2007 and for the elections for the legislature in 2008.
		The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions joined a variety of nonprofit groups in organizing the march, and the protesters appeared to be more heavily blue-collar than last summer, when the protests also drew many businesspeople and professionals.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/01/02/MNG8G426PV1.DTL&type=printable (769 words)

	EastSouthWestNorth: The Hong Kong Chief Executive Election
		Tsang, expected to be confirmed today by Hong Kong's electoral commission, has been carefully orchestrated by Beijing to install a loyal and popular leader in its often-restive southern enclave.
		The 796 people who choose the chief executive are an elite group of representatives of professions and other sectors, weighted heavily in favour of pro-Beijing groups.
		Hong Kong University was asked to conduct a random sample of social welfare workers.
	www.zonaeuropa.com /20050619_2.htm (1790 words)

	NPCSC Endorses Hong Kong Chief Executive's Report on Constitutional Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		NPCSC has ruled out the possibility of universal suffrage for the upcoming elections, confirming that the method of universal suffrage would not apply to the election of the Third Chief Executive in 2007, nor to the election of all members of the Fourth Legislative Council in 2008.
		He also urged various quarters of the community to be calm and rational, and set aside differences and disputes and preconceived notions and strive to build a consensus on the constitutional development in Hong Kong.
		Chief Secretary for Administration Donald Tsang said the third report, to be released in May, would summarize the NPCSC's views and its recent decision and set out the areas which may be amended in respect of provisions relating to the electoral methods for the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council.
	www.hongkong.org /press/ny_042604.htm (539 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| China deals blow to Hong Kong democracy
		"This decision seems inconsistent with the 'high degree of autonomy' Hong Kong was guaranteed under the joint declaration," Mr Rammell said, calling for progress towards universal suffrage as the means of choosing the chief executive and all members of the legislative council.
		The move is seen as part of a strategy to choke the democracy movement in Hong Kong, where a protest of 500,000 people last year raised fears in Beijing that calls for reform could spark similar appeals on the mainland.
		At present, the territory's chief executive is picked by an 800-member election committee, made up mainly of businessmen and professionals, that answers to Beijing and oversees a legislature in which only 30 of the 60 members are directly elected.
	www.guardian.co.uk /china/story/0,7369,1204079,00.html (719 words)

	CNN.com - Rival's scandal should give Hong Kong Democrats election edge - September 8, 2000
		HONG KONG -- A scandal involving a key leader of a rival party may hand victory in Hong Kong's elections on Sunday to the Democratic Party led by Beijing critic Martin Lee.
		Under the country's post-handover constitution, its 6.8 million inhabitants will decide in 2007 whether the chief executive and legislature will be elected by universal suffrage.
		CNN Hong Kong Bureau Chief Mike Chinoy and Reuters contributed to this report.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/ASIANOW/east/09/08/hongkong.elex (786 words)

	Chinese police generate "sex scandal" against Hong Kong election candidate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The mainland and Hong Kong media immediately reported the “sex scandal” and the lurid details provided by a Chinese police spokesman who claimed Ho, “had sex with a woman in a hotel room and a money transaction was involved”.
		The Hong Kong Justice Department issued a statement last week declaring that Ho would not be disqualified from standing because his detention was administrative and not the result of a criminal prosecution.
		The Chinese leadership’s view of Hong Kong’s “democracy” was summed up in an interview with Chen Zuoer, a senior official in charge of Hong Kong affairs, with the Xinhua news agency on August 21.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2004/aug2004/hk-a30.shtml (982 words)

	Chatter Garden \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		A study showing that Hong Kong's fertility rate is even lower than previously thought heightened concern Tuesday over the impact of declining fertility on the quality of life in the territory and the urgent need for government action to address a looming aging crisis.
		Excluding births in Hong Kong by mainland women, the territory's fertility rate stands at an extraordinarily low 0.76, said Paul Yip, the author of the report and Hong Kong University lecturer in statistics and actuarial science.
		There was concern before the 1997 handover a wave of mainlanders would flood Hong Kong, so very stringent right of abode and immigration laws were put into place.
	www.chattergarden.com (2969 words)

	ICL - Hong Kong - Annex I Method for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Hong Kong - Annex I Method for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
		(1) The delimitation of the various sectors, the organizations in each sector eligible to return Election Committee members and the number of such members returned by each of these organizations shall be prescribed by an electoral law enacted by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in accordance with the principles of democracy and openness.
		The first Chief Executive shall be selected in accordance with the "Decision of the National People's Congress on the Method for the Formation of the First Government and the First Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region".
	www.cx.unibe.ch /oefre/law/icl/hk01000_.html (336 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Hong Kong
		Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century.
		Hong Kong has been further integrating its economy with China because China's growing openness to the world economy has increased competitive pressure on Hong Kong's service industries, and Hong Kong's re-export business from China is a major driver of growth.
		GDP growth averaged a strong 5% in 1989-1997, but Hong Kong suffered two recessions in the past 6 years because of the Asian financial crisis in 1998 and the global downturn of 2001-2002.
	www.brainyatlas.com /geos/hk.html (1147 words)

	IndiaDaily - Election for next Hong Kong leader set for July 10
		Hong Kong's next chief executive will be picked by a Chinese-sanctioned election body on July 10 following the shock resignation of unpopular leader Tung Chee-hwa.
		Tsang also said the next chief executive will serve for two years instead of a fresh five-year term, a controversial move that is bound to heighten fears that Beijing is increasingly interfering in Hong Kong's affairs.
		Sources close to the Hong Kong government said Beijing has already picked Tsang as their man, and has in effect put him on probation by limiting him to serving out the rest of Tung's term.
	www.indiadaily.com /breaking_news/27862.asp (497 words)

	Government of Australia
		Each state is headed by a premier, who is the leader of the party with a majority or a working minority in the lower house of the state legislature.
		The Territories are headed by Chief Ministers who are the leader of the party with a majority or a working minority in the territories' legislature.
		elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is sworn in as prime minister by the governor general
	infotut.com /geography/Australia/Government (689 words)

	Hong Kong Chief Executive Faces Calls to Step Down
		ONG KONG, July 7 — The chief executive, after the defection of a key legislative ally, today faced calls for his resignation and for greater democracy as he was forced to defer a vote on the internal security legislation that has been his top priority.
		Tung said that his top priority would now be the economy, and that he would try to address all the concerns raised by an estimated 500,000 demonstrators at a pro-democracy march on July 1, and not just the complaints about the security legislation.
		Audrey Eu, an independent lawmaker who tends to side with the Democratic Party, said her main concern was changing the system by which chief executives and members of the Legislative Council are chosen.
	www.nytimes.com /2003/07/08/international/asia/08HONG.html?ex=1372996800&en=e70af46160da8088&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (859 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Hong Kong leader 'to step down'
		The BBC's Hong Kong correspondent, Chris Hogg, says that if Mr Tung does resign, it may be announced at the end of the CPPCC meeting in 10 days' time when it is understood he will be made a vice-chairman, a position of some influence.
		Chinese and English-language newspapers in Hong Kong added that stress and ill health would be cited as the reason for Mr Tung's resignation.
		The Hong Kong Economic Journal reported that Beijing's faith in Mr Tung's capacity to create greater stability in Hong Kong had faded.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/4310235.stm (520 words)

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