Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2017

Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2017
Hong Kong
2017
Incumbent Chief Executive

Leung Chun-ying
Nonpartisan

The Hong Kong Chief Executive election of 2017 will be the election for the fifth term of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong and is scheduled for 2017. According to the National People's Congress Standing Committee's (NPCSC) resolution in 2007, the election may be implemented by the method of universal suffrage.[1]

Background

Democratic development in Hong Kong has been a major topic since the transfer of sovereignty to China in 1997. The Pan-democracy camp called for the full practice of the Hong Kong Basic Law Article 45 which indicates universal suffrage as the ultimate aim.

After ruling out the introduction of universal suffrage before 2012 in April 2004, on 29 December 2007, the NPCSC resolved the timetable for the universal suffrage:[1]

that the election of the fifth Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the year 2017 may be implemented by the method of universal suffrage; that after the Chief Executive is selected by universal suffrage, the election of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may be implemented by the method of electing all the members by universal suffrage

The decision stipulated that:

The bills on the amendments to the method for selecting the Chief Executive and the proposed amendments to such bills shall be introduced by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the Legislative Council; such amendments must be made with the endorsement of a two-thirds majority of all the members. of the Legislative Council and the consent of the Chief Executive

After the Chief Executive election of 2012, the elected CE Leung Chun-ying said the government will “promote and achieve” universal suffrage in accordance with the Basic Law and the decisions of the central government in his term.

Reform proposal

On 4 December 2013, the Task Force on Constitutional Development headed by the Chief Secretary for Administration Carrie Lam, Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen, and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam published the Consultation Document on the Methods for Selecting the Chief Executive in 2017 and for Forming the Legislative Council in 2016 and launched the five-month consultation period, to generate a consensus for a set of reform proposals for the 2017 Chief Executive election and 2016 Legislative Council election.

Potential candidates

The following galleries feature individuals who have been the subject of media speculation as being possible candidates in the 2017 Chief Executive election. Individuals listed below have been mentioned as potential 2017 Chief Executive candidates in at least two reliable media sources.

Pro-Beijing camp

Publicly expressed interest

Other potential candidates

Pro-democracy camp

Potential candidates

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Decision Of The Standing Committee Of The National People's Congress On Issues Relating To The Methods For Selecting The Chief Executive Of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region And For Forming The Legislative Council Of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region In The Year 2012 And On Issues Relating To Universal Suffrage (Adopted By The Standing Committee Of The Tenth National People's Congress At Its Thirty-First Session On 29 December 2007), Hong Kong Legal Information Institute
  2. ↑ "梁振英說五年後有機會願接受普選洗禮". Commercial Radio. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "It's Leung's turn for some home truths in illegal structure row". South China Morning Post. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Ma, Mary (16 December 2013). "'King fishers' abound in CE race". The Standard.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Skirting the issue of our next chief". The Standard. 14 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Popular executive councillor 'not interested' in running for top job". South China Morning Post. 27 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Cheung, Tony (16 December 2013). "Antony Leung Kam-chung has chance at chief executive job, says Frederick Ma Si-hang". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Henry Tang says Antony Leung 'qualified' to run for chief executive". South China Morning Post. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  9. ↑ Lee, Colleen; But, Joshua (25 March 2013). "Pan-democrats fear party screening after Shenzhen meeting". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  10. ↑ Ma, Mary (13 March 2013). "Time calls for suffrage momentum". The Standard. Retrieved 5 April 2013.