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The '''2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive election''' is scheduled on 26 March 2017 for the fifth term of the [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong]]. 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]].<ref name="resolution">[http://www.hklii.org/hk/legis/en/ord/2211/longtitle.html 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</ref>
The 5th '''[[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Hong Kong Chief Executive]] election''' is to be held on 26 March 2017.


==Background==
==Background==
{{further|Democratic development in Hong Kong|2014–15 Hong Kong electoral reform|2014 Hong Kong protests}}
{{further|Democratic development in Hong Kong|2014–15 Hong Kong electoral reform|2014 Hong Kong protests}}
The leader of Hong Kong, the Chief Executive, is currently elected by a 1200-member [[Election Committee]] (CE), though the [[Hong Kong Basic Law Article 45]] states the "ultimate aim is the selection of the Chief Executive by [[universal suffrage]] upon nomination by a broadly representative [[Election Committee|nominating committee]] in accordance with democratic procedures."<ref name="HKbasicalaw">HK basic law web pdf. "[http://www.info.gov.hk/basic_law/fulltext/Basic_Law.pdf HK basic law]." ''The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region of the People's Republic of China.'' Retrieved on 2007-01-08.</ref> Progress to universal suffrage has been the dominant issue in Hong Kong politics since the [[Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong|transfer of sovereignty]] in 1997, as the [[pan-democracy camp]] has demanded the full implementation of Article 45. After ruling out universal suffrage in the [[Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2012|2012 Chief Executive election]] in 2004, the [[National People's Congress Standing Committee]] (NPCSC) in 2007 ruled that the 2017 Chief Executive election "may be implemented by the method of universal suffrage"{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} yet retained a small-circle nominating committee method.
The leader of Hong Kong, the Chief Executive, is currently elected by a 1200-member [[Election Committee]] (CE), though the [[Hong Kong Basic Law Article 45]] states the "ultimate aim is the selection of the Chief Executive by [[universal suffrage]] upon nomination by a broadly representative [[Election Committee|nominating committee]] in accordance with democratic procedures."<ref name="HKbasicalaw">HK basic law web pdf. "[http://www.info.gov.hk/basic_law/fulltext/Basic_Law.pdf HK basic law]." ''The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region of the People's Republic of China.'' Retrieved on 2007-01-08.</ref> Progress to universal suffrage has been the dominant issue in Hong Kong politics since the [[Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong|transfer of sovereignty]] in 1997, as the [[pan-democracy camp]] has demanded the full implementation of Article 45. After ruling out universal suffrage in the [[Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2012|2012 Chief Executive election]] in 2004, the [[National People's Congress Standing Committee]] (NPCSC) in 2007 ruled that the 2017 Chief Executive election "may be implemented by the method of universal suffrage" yet retained a small-circle nominating committee method.<ref>{{cite book|title=Methods for Selecting the Chief Executive in 2017 and for Forming the Legislative Council in 2016 Consultation Document|author =The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government|year=2013|p=3|ref=harv|url=http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr13-14/english/panels/ca/papers/ca1209-cdoc20131204-e.pdf}}</ref>


On 31 August 2014, the NPCSC imposes the standard that "the Chief Executive shall be a person who loves the country and loves Hong Kong" and be nominated by a nominating committee, mirroring the present [[Election Committee]] (EC), to nominate two to three candidates, each of whom must receive the support of more than half of the members of the nominating committee.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-08/31/c_133609238.htm | title=Full text of NPC decision on universal suffrage for HKSAR chief selection | agency=Xinhua News Agency | date=31 August 2014 | accessdate=31 August 2014}}</ref> The pan-democrats viewed the restrictive nominating process as a violation of international standards of free elections, as candidates unsupportive of the central government would be screened out. The decision triggered a [[2014 Hong Kong class boycott campaign|class boycott]] in Hong Kong<ref name=globalpost>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/140908/snitch-line-operation-against-school-boycotters-hk|title='Snitch line' in operation against school boycotters in H.K. |work=GlobalPost|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-students-to-boycott-classes-if-democracy-demands-arent-met-1408621259|title=Hong Kong Students to Boycott Classes If Democracy Demands Aren't Met |authors= Yung, Chester; Ngai, Edward|date=21 August 2014|work=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> which escalated into a 79-day [[2014 Hong Kong protests|large-scale occupy movement]], which is also known as the "Umbrella Revolution".
On 31 August 2014, the NPCSC imposes the standard that "the Chief Executive shall be a person who loves the country and loves Hong Kong" and be nominated by a nominating committee, mirroring the present [[Election Committee]] (EC), to nominate two to three candidates, each of whom must receive the support of more than half of the members of the nominating committee.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-08/31/c_133609238.htm | title=Full text of NPC decision on universal suffrage for HKSAR chief selection | agency=Xinhua News Agency | date=31 August 2014 | accessdate=31 August 2014}}</ref> The pan-democrats viewed the restrictive nominating process as a violation of international standards of free elections, as candidates unsupportive of the central government would be screened out. The decision triggered a [[2014 Hong Kong class boycott campaign|class boycott]] in Hong Kong<ref name=globalpost>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/140908/snitch-line-operation-against-school-boycotters-hk|title='Snitch line' in operation against school boycotters in H.K. |work=GlobalPost|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-students-to-boycott-classes-if-democracy-demands-arent-met-1408621259|title=Hong Kong Students to Boycott Classes If Democracy Demands Aren't Met |authors= Yung, Chester; Ngai, Edward|date=21 August 2014|work=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> which escalated into a 79-day [[2014 Hong Kong protests|large-scale occupy movement]], which is also known as the "Umbrella Revolution".
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====Mooted though interest denied====
====Once declined but potential candidates====
* [[Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor]], [[Chief Secretary for Administration]]<ref name="16/12/13">{{cite news|title='King fishers' abound in CE race|first=Mary|last=Ma|date=16 December 2013|newspaper=The Standard|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=17&art_id=140614&sid=41139524&con_type=1&d_str=20131216&fc=1}}</ref><ref name="14/01/14">{{cite news|title=Skirting the issue of our next chief|date=14 January 2014|newspaper=The Standard|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=21&art_id=141463&sid=41315593&con_type=1&d_str=20140114&fc=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/21/chief-sec-carrie-lam-says-she-will-retire-next-year-ruling-out-chief-executive-bid/|title=Chief Sec Carrie Lam says she will retire next year, ruling out Chief Executive bid|date=21 January 2016|newspaper=Hong Kong Free Press|first= Vivienne |last=Zeng}}</ref><ref name="everyone">{{cite news|title=人人都想做特首？特區領導惡鬥大揭幕|first=Wing-tat|last=Lee|date=9 June 2016|work=hk01|url=http://www.hk01.com/01%E5%8D%9A%E8%A9%95-%E6%94%BF%E7%B6%93%E7%A4%BE/25184/%E4%BA%BA%E4%BA%BA%E9%83%BD%E6%83%B3%E5%81%9A%E7%89%B9%E9%A6%96-%E7%89%B9%E5%8D%80%E9%A0%98%E5%B0%8E%E6%83%A1%E9%AC%A5%E5%A4%A7%E6%8F%AD%E5%B9%95}}</ref>
* [[Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor]], [[Chief Secretary for Administration]]<ref name="16/12/13">{{cite news|title='King fishers' abound in CE race|first=Mary|last=Ma|date=16 December 2013|newspaper=The Standard|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=17&art_id=140614&sid=41139524&con_type=1&d_str=20131216&fc=1}}</ref><ref name="14/01/14">{{cite news|title=Skirting the issue of our next chief|date=14 January 2014|newspaper=The Standard|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=21&art_id=141463&sid=41315593&con_type=1&d_str=20140114&fc=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/21/chief-sec-carrie-lam-says-she-will-retire-next-year-ruling-out-chief-executive-bid/|title=Chief Sec Carrie Lam says she will retire next year, ruling out Chief Executive bid|date=21 January 2016|newspaper=Hong Kong Free Press|first= Vivienne |last=Zeng}}</ref><ref name="everyone">{{cite news|title=人人都想做特首？特區領導惡鬥大揭幕|first=Wing-tat|last=Lee|date=9 June 2016|work=hk01|url=http://www.hk01.com/01%E5%8D%9A%E8%A9%95-%E6%94%BF%E7%B6%93%E7%A4%BE/25184/%E4%BA%BA%E4%BA%BA%E9%83%BD%E6%83%B3%E5%81%9A%E7%89%B9%E9%A6%96-%E7%89%B9%E5%8D%80%E9%A0%98%E5%B0%8E%E6%83%A1%E9%AC%A5%E5%A4%A7%E6%8F%AD%E5%B9%95}}</ref>
* [[John Tsang Chun-wah]], [[Financial Secretary of Hong Kong|Financial Secretary]]<ref name="everyone"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://hk-magazine.com/city-living/news/people-john-tsang-now-regina-ip-unicorn-dancer-hero|title=People Like John Tsang Now and Regina Ip’s Unicorn Dancer is a Hero|first=Yannie|last=Chan|date=3 March 2015|work=HK Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?art_id=156879&con_type=1|newspaper=The Standard|date=12 May 2015|first=Mary|last=Ma|title=2017 ticks for Woo and Tsang}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= A handshake between China's president and Hong Kong's financial secretary has tongues wagging |newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=29 June 2015|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1829354/handshake-between-chinas-president-and-hong-kongs-financial}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hong Kong sees 2-4 percent growth as 'new normal', no change to dollar peg|date=30 September 2015|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/hongkong-economy-currency-idUSKCN0RU13T20150930|first1=Saikat|last1=Chatterjee|first2=Anne Marie|last2=Roantree}}</ref>
* [[John Tsang Chun-wah]], [[Financial Secretary of Hong Kong|Financial Secretary]]<ref name="everyone"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://hk-magazine.com/city-living/news/people-john-tsang-now-regina-ip-unicorn-dancer-hero|title=People Like John Tsang Now and Regina Ip’s Unicorn Dancer is a Hero|first=Yannie|last=Chan|date=3 March 2015|work=HK Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?art_id=156879&con_type=1|newspaper=The Standard|date=12 May 2015|first=Mary|last=Ma|title=2017 ticks for Woo and Tsang}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= A handshake between China's president and Hong Kong's financial secretary has tongues wagging |newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=29 June 2015|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1829354/handshake-between-chinas-president-and-hong-kongs-financial}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hong Kong sees 2-4 percent growth as 'new normal', no change to dollar peg|date=30 September 2015|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/hongkong-economy-currency-idUSKCN0RU13T20150930|first1=Saikat|last1=Chatterjee|first2=Anne Marie|last2=Roantree}}</ref>
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====Interest denied====
====Declined====
* [[Bernard Charnwut Chan]], businessman and member of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong|Executive Council]]<ref>{{cite news|title=陳智思：未來十年不會選特首|url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E9%99%B3%E6%99%BA%E6%80%9D-%E6%9C%AA%E4%BE%86%E5%8D%81%E5%B9%B4%E4%B8%8D%E6%9C%83%E9%81%B8%E7%89%B9%E9%A6%96-013540654.html|date=8 March 2016|work=Now TV}}</ref>
* [[Bernard Charnwut Chan]], businessman and member of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong|Executive Council]]<ref>{{cite news|title=陳智思：未來十年不會選特首|url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E9%99%B3%E6%99%BA%E6%80%9D-%E6%9C%AA%E4%BE%86%E5%8D%81%E5%B9%B4%E4%B8%8D%E6%9C%83%E9%81%B8%E7%89%B9%E9%A6%96-013540654.html|date=8 March 2016|work=Now TV}}</ref>
* [[Starry Lee Wai-king]], chairwoman of [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]] (DAB) and member of [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]]<ref>{{cite news|title=做女特首？ 李慧琼：受寵若驚　啼笑皆非|work=HK01|date=20 March 2016|url=http://www.hk01.com/%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E/12735/%E5%81%9A%E5%A5%B3%E7%89%B9%E9%A6%96-%E6%9D%8E%E6%85%A7%E7%90%BC-%E5%8F%97%E5%AF%B5%E8%8B%A5%E9%A9%9A-%E5%95%BC%E7%AC%91%E7%9A%86%E9%9D%9E}}</ref>
* [[Starry Lee Wai-king]], chairwoman of [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]] (DAB) and member of [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]]<ref>{{cite news|title=做女特首？ 李慧琼：受寵若驚　啼笑皆非|work=HK01|date=20 March 2016|url=http://www.hk01.com/%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E/12735/%E5%81%9A%E5%A5%B3%E7%89%B9%E9%A6%96-%E6%9D%8E%E6%85%A7%E7%90%BC-%E5%8F%97%E5%AF%B5%E8%8B%A5%E9%A9%9A-%E5%95%BC%E7%AC%91%E7%9A%86%E9%9D%9E}}</ref>

Revision as of 21:25, 21 June 2016

Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2017
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All 1,200 votes of the Election Committee
601 votes needed to win
Incumbent Chief Executive

Leung Chun-ying
Nonpartisan



The 2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive election is scheduled on 26 March 2017 for the fifth term of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. 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

Further information: Democratic development in Hong Kong, 2014–15 Hong Kong electoral reform, and 2014 Hong Kong protests

The leader of Hong Kong, the Chief Executive, is currently elected by a 1200-member Election Committee (CE), though the Hong Kong Basic Law Article 45 states 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."[2] Progress to universal suffrage has been the dominant issue in Hong Kong politics since the transfer of sovereignty in 1997, as the pan-democracy camp has demanded the full implementation of Article 45. After ruling out universal suffrage in the 2012 Chief Executive election in 2004, the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) in 2007 ruled that the 2017 Chief Executive election "may be implemented by the method of universal suffrage" yet retained a small-circle nominating committee method.[3]

On 31 August 2014, the NPCSC imposes the standard that "the Chief Executive shall be a person who loves the country and loves Hong Kong" and be nominated by a nominating committee, mirroring the present Election Committee (EC), to nominate two to three candidates, each of whom must receive the support of more than half of the members of the nominating committee.[4] The pan-democrats viewed the restrictive nominating process as a violation of international standards of free elections, as candidates unsupportive of the central government would be screened out. The decision triggered a class boycott in Hong Kong[5][6] which escalated into a 79-day large-scale occupy movement, which is also known as the "Umbrella Revolution".

On 18 June 2015, the Legislative Council rejected the electoral reform proposal 28 to 8 (with 33 principally pro-government legislators controversially absent).[7]

Potential candidates

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

Once declined but potential candidates

Declined

Pan-democracy camp

Potential candidates

See also

References

  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. ^ HK basic law web pdf. "HK basic law." The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved on 2007-01-08.
  3. ^ The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (2013). Methods for Selecting the Chief Executive in 2017 and for Forming the Legislative Council in 2016 Consultation Document (PDF). p. 3. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  4. ^ "Full text of NPC decision on universal suffrage for HKSAR chief selection". Xinhua News Agency. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  5. ^ "'Snitch line' in operation against school boycotters in H.K." GlobalPost. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong Students to Boycott Classes If Democracy Demands Aren't Met". The Wall Street Journal. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  7. ^ "Hong Kong legislators reject China-backed reform bill". CNN. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "It's Leung's turn for some home truths in illegal structure row". South China Morning Post. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  10. ^ a b c Ma, Mary (16 December 2013). "'King fishers' abound in CE race". The Standard.
  11. ^ a b "Skirting the issue of our next chief". The Standard. 14 January 2014.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Henry Tang says Antony Leung 'qualified' to run for chief executive". South China Morning Post. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  14. ^ Zeng, Vivienne (21 January 2016). "Chief Sec Carrie Lam says she will retire next year, ruling out Chief Executive bid". Hong Kong Free Press.
  15. ^ a b Lee, Wing-tat (9 June 2016). "人人都想做特首？特區領導惡鬥大揭幕". hk01.
  16. ^ Chan, Yannie (3 March 2015). "People Like John Tsang Now and Regina Ip's Unicorn Dancer is a Hero". HK Magazine.
  17. ^ Ma, Mary (12 May 2015). "2017 ticks for Woo and Tsang". The Standard.
  18. ^ "A handshake between China's president and Hong Kong's financial secretary has tongues wagging". South China Morning Post. 29 June 2015.
  19. ^ Chatterjee, Saikat; Roantree, Anne Marie (30 September 2015). "Hong Kong sees 2-4 percent growth as 'new normal', no change to dollar peg".
  20. ^ "陳智思：未來十年不會選特首". Now TV. 8 March 2016.
  21. ^ "做女特首？ 李慧琼：受寵若驚　啼笑皆非". HK01. 20 March 2016.
  22. ^ "唐英年：不參選特首 創社團發掘政治人才". TVB News. 20 May 2015.
  23. ^ 廖梓達 (30 October 2014). "認做錯辭黨魁　田北俊：續為港人發聲". CRNTT.
  24. ^ "曾鈺成：2017年不參選特首". Apple Daily. 15 June 2013.
  25. ^ "Peter Woo has 'zero interest' in running for CE". Radio Television Hong Kong. 15 May 2015.
  26. ^ Lee, Colleen; But, Joshua (25 March 2013). "Pan-democrats fear party screening after Shenzhen meeting". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  27. ^ Ma, Mary (13 March 2013). "Time calls for suffrage momentum". The Standard. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
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