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[43] [44] He was officially sworn in on 1 July 2022 in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping, [45] [46] becoming the third Hong Kong leader with a police background, the others being William Caine and Sir Francis Henry May, who served as acting Governor and Governor of Hong Kong, respectively.
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. [3] 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. [4]
Xi visited Hong Kong as president in 2017 and 2022, in the 20th and 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong respectively. [295] In his 2022 visit , he swore in John Lee as chief executive, a former police officer that was backed by the Chinese government to expand control over the city.
Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen GBM GBS MBE JP (Chinese: 梁君彥; born 24 February 1951 [1]) is a Hong Kong politician who is the current President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the Industrial (First) functional constituency.
On February 28, 2024, the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Paul Chan, announced the Special Administrative Region’s (SAR) government budget for the fiscal year 2024 to 2025 (“2024–25 Budget”). Under the 2024-25 budget, total government expenditure is set to rise by 6.7 percent to HK$776.9 billion (US$99.23 billion).
In this article, "China" refers to the modern territories controlled by the People's Republic of China (which controls Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China (which controls Taiwan area). For more information, see Two Chinas, Political status of Taiwan, One-China policy, 1992 Consensus and One country, two systems.
After graduating from the University of Hong Kong, she became an administrative officer in the Hong Kong Civil Service. In 1982, while she remained a civil servant, the Hong Kong government funded her further studies at the University of Cambridge, where she met her future husband, mathematician Lam Siu-por. [21]
Lee Kin Wo, Hong Kong football star, Hong Kong National Representative; Lee Lai Shan (李麗珊), windsurfer, Olympic gold medalist; Lilian Lee (李碧華), novelist, best known as the author of Farewell My Concubine and Rouge; Martin Lee, Democratic Party (Hong Kong) Martin Lee Ka-shing, businessman, son of Lee Shau Kee