2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive election

Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2017

2017

Incumbent Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying Nonpartisan

The Hong Kong Chief Executive election of 2017 will be the 5th term of the Hong Kong Chief Executive election 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.

Background

Democratic development in Hong Kong has been a major topic since the transfer of sovereignty to China in 1997. 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:

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... Appropriate amendments conforming to the principle of gradual and orderly progress may be made to the specific method for selecting the fourth Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the year 2012 and the specific method for forming the fifth term Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the year 2012 in accordance with the provisions of Articles 45 and 68, and those of Article 7 of Annex I and Article III of Annex II to the Basic Law

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.

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

• Leung Chun-ying, incumbent Chief Executive

See also

• Democratic development in Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Basic Law Article 45
• Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2012