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===Publicly expressed interest===
===Publicly expressed interest===
* [[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 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><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="Lamreconsider"/>
* [[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 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><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="Lamreconsider"/><ref name="Lamresign">{{cite news|title=Carrie Lam declares bid to lead Hong Kong|date=12 January 2017|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2061552/carrie-lam-resigns-hong-kongs-no-2-official-ahead-expected?spm=0.0.0.0.yqPad3}}</ref>
* [[Leung Kwok-hung]], former chairman of [[League of Social Democrats]] and member of Legislative Council<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/06/lawmaker-long-hair-leung-kwok-hung-considers-joining-hong-kong-leadership-race/ |last1=Cheng|first1= Kris|newspaper=Hong Kong Free Press|date=6 January 2017|accessdate=6 January 2017|title=Lawmaker ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung considers joining Hong Kong leadership race}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1306517-20170109.htm|title=Leung Kwok-hung considers joining CE race|date=9 January 2016|work=RTHK}}</ref>
* [[Leung Kwok-hung]], former chairman of [[League of Social Democrats]] and member of Legislative Council<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/06/lawmaker-long-hair-leung-kwok-hung-considers-joining-hong-kong-leadership-race/ |last1=Cheng|first1= Kris|newspaper=Hong Kong Free Press|date=6 January 2017|accessdate=6 January 2017|title=Lawmaker ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung considers joining Hong Kong leadership race}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1306517-20170109.htm|title=Leung Kwok-hung considers joining CE race|date=9 January 2016|work=RTHK}}</ref>
* [[Jasper Tsang Yok-sing]], former [[President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong|President of Legislative Council]]<ref>{{cite news|title=曾鈺成：2017年不參選特首|newspaper=Apple Daily|date=15 June 2013|url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20130615/18298375}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=‘Let’s wait and see’: Legislative Council president keeps Hong Kong guessing on possible run for city’s top job|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1985336/lets-wait-and-see-legislative-council-president-keeps-hong|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=5 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="double">{{cite news|title=Double trouble for CY Leung? John Tsang announces possible bid for Hong Kong’s top job soon after Jasper Tsang does the same|date=29 July 2016|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1996346/outgoing-legco-president-jasper-tsang-may-challenge-cy-leung}}</ref>
* [[Jasper Tsang Yok-sing]], former [[President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong|President of Legislative Council]]<ref>{{cite news|title=曾鈺成：2017年不參選特首|newspaper=Apple Daily|date=15 June 2013|url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20130615/18298375}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=‘Let’s wait and see’: Legislative Council president keeps Hong Kong guessing on possible run for city’s top job|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1985336/lets-wait-and-see-legislative-council-president-keeps-hong|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=5 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="double">{{cite news|title=Double trouble for CY Leung? John Tsang announces possible bid for Hong Kong’s top job soon after Jasper Tsang does the same|date=29 July 2016|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1996346/outgoing-legco-president-jasper-tsang-may-challenge-cy-leung}}</ref>
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==Campaign==
==Campaign==
===Woo early entry and emergence of potential candidates===
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===Before Election Committee election===
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{{see also|Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, 2016}}
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[[File:Leung Chun-ying at 2013 Policy Address 03 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|150px|Incumbent Chief Executive [[Leung Chun-ying]] announced he would not seek re-election on 9 December 2016.]]
The Chief Executive race started as early on 27 October 2016 when retired judge [[Woo Kwok-hing]] became the first candidate to declare his campaign.<ref>{{cite news|title=Retired judge Woo Kwok-hing first to officially throw hat in the ring for Hong Kong’s 2017 chief executive election|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2040303/retired-judge-woo-kwok-hing-first-officially-throw-hat-ring|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=26 October 2016}}</ref> He launched an offensive campaign against incumbent [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] [[Leung Chun-ying]], questioning his achievements during his term while Woo himself was questioned for his lack of experience in public administration.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rivals turn up the heat in Hong Kong leadership race|date=30 October 2016|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2041354/hong-kong-chief-executive-hopeful-woo-kwok-hing-turns|newspaper=South China Morning Post}}</ref>
The Chief Executive race started as early on 27 October 2016 when retired judge [[Woo Kwok-hing]] became the first candidate to declare his campaign.<ref>{{cite news|title=Retired judge Woo Kwok-hing first to officially throw hat in the ring for Hong Kong’s 2017 chief executive election|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2040303/retired-judge-woo-kwok-hing-first-officially-throw-hat-ring|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=26 October 2016}}</ref> He launched an offensive campaign against incumbent [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] [[Leung Chun-ying]], questioning his achievements during his term while Woo himself was questioned for his lack of experience in public administration.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rivals turn up the heat in Hong Kong leadership race|date=30 October 2016|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2041354/hong-kong-chief-executive-hopeful-woo-kwok-hing-turns|newspaper=South China Morning Post}}</ref>


Around the same time, [[New People's Party (Hong Kong)|New People's Party]] chairwoman [[Regina Ip]], a 2012 candidate but did not receive enough nominations, expressed her interest in running in the election for the second time. She criticised the potential candidate, [[Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)|Financial Secretary]] [[John Tsang]] for not doing much in the last decade. Tsang responded by saying that "if one can be idle at it for 10 years, [he] has quite a bit of talent." He refused to response if he would run, only said it was "heaven’s secret" when he would make any decision. Leung Chun-ying also unleashed a thinly-veiled attack on Tsang, suggesting ministers should be "responsible" and focus on the upcoming policy address and budget rather than thinking about joining the city’s leadership race. Leung also argued that "will those pushing for the [[Hong Kong independence|city’s independence]] stop what they are doing? Will those insulting their own country shut up?", referring to the [[Hong Kong LegCo members' oath-taking controversy|Legislative Council oath-taking controversy]]. He went on by asking "will the land and housing problems that have accumulated become easier to solve under a new leader or government? Will the cabinet continue to touch on vested interests in the property market with courage and determination, and amid difficulties, to solve the housing problems?"<ref>{{cite news|title=Retired judge pulls no punches as he launches bid for Hong Kong’s top job|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2040751/retired-judge-pulls-no-punches-he-launches-bid-hong-kongs|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=27 October 2016}}</ref>
Around the same time, [[New People's Party (Hong Kong)|New People's Party]] chairwoman [[Regina Ip]], a 2012 candidate but did not receive enough nominations, expressed her interest in running in the election for the second time. She criticised the potential candidate, [[Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)|Financial Secretary]] [[John Tsang]] for not doing much in the last decade. Tsang responded by saying that "if one can be idle at it for 10 years, [he] has quite a bit of talent." He refused to response if he would run, only said it was "heaven’s secret" when he would make any decision. Leung Chun-ying also unleashed a thinly-veiled attack on Tsang, suggesting ministers should be "responsible" and focus on the upcoming policy address and budget rather than thinking about joining the city’s leadership race. Leung also argued that "will those pushing for the [[Hong Kong independence|city’s independence]] stop what they are doing? Will those insulting their own country shut up?", referring to the [[Hong Kong LegCo members' oath-taking controversy|Legislative Council oath-taking controversy]]. He went on by asking "will the land and housing problems that have accumulated become easier to solve under a new leader or government? Will the cabinet continue to touch on vested interests in the property market with courage and determination, and amid difficulties, to solve the housing problems?"<ref>{{cite news|title=Retired judge pulls no punches as he launches bid for Hong Kong’s top job|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2040751/retired-judge-pulls-no-punches-he-launches-bid-hong-kongs|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=27 October 2016}}</ref>


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===Election Committee election and Leung exit===
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{{see also|Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, 2016}}
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[[File:Leung Chun-ying at 2013 Policy Address 03 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|150px|Incumbent Chief Executive [[Leung Chun-ying]] announced he would not seek re-election on 9 December 2016.]]
The pro-democrat professionals and activists formed a loose coalition called "Democrats 300+" hoping to snatch over 300 seats in the [[Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, 2016|Election Committee Subsector elections]] based on the common platform of opposing Leung Chun-ying's second term.<ref name="more">{{cite news|title=More join race for election|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=176336&story_id=47123039&d_str=20161115|date=15 November 2016|newspaper=The Standard}}</ref> On 9 December, two days before the election, Leung surprisingly announced he would not seek re-election, citing family reasons, which made him the first Chief Executive who would serve only one term.<ref name="stepdown"/> After Leung's announcement, [[Chief Secretary for Administration]] [[Carrie Lam]], once said she would retire, announced she would reconsider running for Chief Executive.<ref name="Lamreconsider">{{cite news|title=Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam ‘will reconsider’ joining chief executive race after CY Leung backs out|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2053524/hong-kongs-carrie-lam-will-reconsider-joining-chief|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=10 December 2016}}</ref> Despite Leung's announcement, the pro-democrats were still able to win record 325 out of 1,200 seats, a quarter of seats with a surge of the turnout nearly 20 percentage points higher than that in the last committee election in 2011.<ref name="quarter">{{cite news|title=Pro-democracy camp takes record quarter of seats on Election Committee that will choose Hong Kong’s leader|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2053833/pro-democracy-filmmaker-makes-breakthrough-win-seat-election|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=12 December 2016}}</ref> After the election, the two potential candidates, John Tsang and Regina Ip, resigned from their Financial Secretary and [[Executive Council of Hong Kong|Executive Councillor]] posts on 12 and 15 December respectively, being expected to run for the top post.
The pro-democrat professionals and activists formed a loose coalition called "Democrats 300+" hoping to snatch over 300 seats in the [[Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, 2016|Election Committee Subsector elections]] based on the common platform of opposing Leung Chun-ying's second term.<ref name="more">{{cite news|title=More join race for election|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=176336&story_id=47123039&d_str=20161115|date=15 November 2016|newspaper=The Standard}}</ref> On 9 December, two days before the election, Leung surprisingly announced he would not seek re-election, citing family reasons, which made him the first Chief Executive who would serve only one term.<ref name="stepdown"/> After Leung's announcement, [[Chief Secretary for Administration]] [[Carrie Lam]], once said she would retire, announced she would reconsider running for Chief Executive.<ref name="Lamreconsider">{{cite news|title=Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam ‘will reconsider’ joining chief executive race after CY Leung backs out|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2053524/hong-kongs-carrie-lam-will-reconsider-joining-chief|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=10 December 2016}}</ref> Despite Leung's announcement, the pro-democrats were still able to win record 325 out of 1,200 seats, a quarter of seats with a surge of the turnout nearly 20 percentage points higher than that in the last committee election in 2011.<ref name="quarter">{{cite news|title=Pro-democracy camp takes record quarter of seats on Election Committee that will choose Hong Kong’s leader|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2053833/pro-democracy-filmmaker-makes-breakthrough-win-seat-election|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=12 December 2016}}</ref> After the election, the two potential candidates, John Tsang and Regina Ip, resigned from their Financial Secretary and [[Executive Council of Hong Kong|Executive Councillor]] posts on 12 and 15 December respectively, being expected to run for the top post.


===Ip entry into the race===
===Ip declaration of candidacy===
On 14 December, Woo Kwok-hing became the first one to unveil his electoral platform under the slogan of "Righteous heart, righteous way, revert Hong Kong back to right track". He proposed to expand the voter base for choosing the Election Committee to one million in the 2022 chief executive election from the current 250,000, rising to three million by 2032 and eventually quasi-universal suffrage. His attendees included Andy Ho On-tat, former information coordinator during [[Donald Tsang]] administration from 2006 to 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Woo unveils platform, says he is confident of being shortlisted|url=http://www.ejinsight.com/20161215-woo-unveils-platform-says-he-is-confident-of-being-shortlisted/|date=15 December 2016|work=ejinsight.com}}</ref>
On 14 December, Woo Kwok-hing became the first one to unveil his electoral platform under the slogan of "Righteous heart, righteous way, revert Hong Kong back to right track". He proposed to expand the voter base for choosing the Election Committee to one million in the 2022 chief executive election from the current 250,000, rising to three million by 2032 and eventually quasi-universal suffrage. His attendees included Andy Ho On-tat, former information coordinator during [[Donald Tsang]] administration from 2006 to 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Woo unveils platform, says he is confident of being shortlisted|url=http://www.ejinsight.com/20161215-woo-unveils-platform-says-he-is-confident-of-being-shortlisted/|date=15 December 2016|work=ejinsight.com}}</ref>


Regina Ip received her party's endorsement on 14 December and resigned from the Executive Council on the next day. She announced her candidacy on 15 December under the campaign slogan "Win back Hong Kong", the one she used in her [[Hong Kong legislative election, 2016|2016 Legislative Council campaign]]. She called for a relaunch of the electoral reform process under Beijing’s restrictive framework as decreed by the [[National People's Congress Standing Committee]] (NPCSC) on 31 August 2014. She also pledged to enact controversial [[Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23|Basic Law Article 23]] with "suitable measures".<ref>{{cite news|title=Regina Ip declares her entry into leadership race with pledge to enact controversial Article 23|date=15 December 2016|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2054878/regina-ip-announces-her-entry-chief-executive-race-slogan}}</ref> Her campaign launching rally was attended by former colonial [[Chief Secretary of Hong Kong|Chief Secretary]] Sir [[David Akers-Jones]] and businessman [[Allan Zeman]] as special advisers to Ip’s campaign office.
Regina Ip received her party's endorsement on 14 December and resigned from the Executive Council on the next day. She announced her candidacy on 15 December under the campaign slogan "Win back Hong Kong", the one she used in her [[Hong Kong legislative election, 2016|2016 Legislative Council campaign]]. She called for a relaunch of the electoral reform process under Beijing’s restrictive framework as decreed by the [[National People's Congress Standing Committee]] (NPCSC) on 31 August 2014. She also pledged to enact controversial [[Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23|Basic Law Article 23]] with "suitable measures".<ref>{{cite news|title=Regina Ip declares her entry into leadership race with pledge to enact controversial Article 23|date=15 December 2016|newspaper=South China Morning Post|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2054878/regina-ip-announces-her-entry-chief-executive-race-slogan}}</ref> Her campaign launching rally was attended by former colonial [[Chief Secretary of Hong Kong|Chief Secretary]] Sir [[David Akers-Jones]] and businessman [[Allan Zeman]] as special advisers to Ip’s campaign office.

===Lam entry into the race===
On 12 January 2017, Chief Secretary for Administration Carrie Lam resigned from her government post. She announced her plan to enter the Chief Executive election hours after her resignation with an eight-point "achievable new vision" with a call to play to "strengths with determination and confidence".<ref name="Lamresign"/>


==Opinion polling==
==Opinion polling==
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Revision as of 12:41, 12 January 2017

Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2017
← 2012 26 March 2017 2022 →
All 1,200 votes of the Election Committee (actually 1,194 members)
601 votes needed to win
Opinion polls
  Woo Kwok-hing Regina Ip
Nominee Woo Kwok-hing Regina Ip
Party Nonpartisan NPP
Alliance N/A Pro-Beijing
Incumbent Chief Executive

Leung Chun-ying
Nonpartisan



The 2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive election is scheduled on 26 March 2017 for the 5th term of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong (CE). After the government's controversial constitutional reform proposal being rejected by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), in the wake of a series of controversies and massive Occupy protests, the selecting method of the 2017 Chief Executive would remain chosen by the 1,200-member Election Committee (EC).

Retired judge Woo Kwok-hing became the first to announce his candidacy in October 2016, followed by Executive and Legislative Councillor and New People's Party chairwoman Regina Ip on 15 December, after incumbent Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced he would not seek re-election, becoming the first Chief Executive who would serve only one term.

Background

Further information: Leung Chun-ying as Chief Executive of Hong Kong, 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 1,200-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."[1] 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".[2]

On 31 August 2014, the NPCSC imposed 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, to nominate two to three candidates, each of whom must receive the support of more than half of the members of the nominating committee.[3] 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[4][5] 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 votes with 33 principally pro-government legislators controversially absent, which meant the selecting method of the 2017 Chief Executive would remain chosen by the 1,200-member Election Committee.[6]

Candidates

Individuals listed below have been mentioned as potential 2017 Chief Executive candidates in at least two reliable media sources.

Announced

Candidate Born Party Most recent position Campaign Nomination
received
bgcolor=Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color| Woo Kwok-hing
胡國興		 13 January 1946
(age 78)		 Nonpartisan
(Non-aligned)		 Deputy Judge of the Court of
Appeal of the High Court
(2011–2016)		 File:Woo Kwok-hing 2017CE.png
Announced: 27 October 2016		 TBD
bgcolor=Template:NPPHK/meta/color| Regina Ip
葉劉淑儀		 24 August 1950
(age 74)		 New People's Party
(Pro-Beijing)		 Member of the Executive and
Legislative Councils
(2012–2016, 2008–present)
Announced: 15 December 2016		 TBD

Other minor candidates included ex-DAB member Wu Sai-chuen.[7]

Publicly expressed interest

Other potential candidates

Declined

Campaign

Woo early entry and emergence of potential candidates

The Chief Executive race started as early on 27 October 2016 when retired judge Woo Kwok-hing became the first candidate to declare his campaign.[38] He launched an offensive campaign against incumbent Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, questioning his achievements during his term while Woo himself was questioned for his lack of experience in public administration.[39]

Around the same time, New People's Party chairwoman Regina Ip, a 2012 candidate but did not receive enough nominations, expressed her interest in running in the election for the second time. She criticised the potential candidate, Financial Secretary John Tsang for not doing much in the last decade. Tsang responded by saying that "if one can be idle at it for 10 years, [he] has quite a bit of talent." He refused to response if he would run, only said it was "heaven’s secret" when he would make any decision. Leung Chun-ying also unleashed a thinly-veiled attack on Tsang, suggesting ministers should be "responsible" and focus on the upcoming policy address and budget rather than thinking about joining the city’s leadership race. Leung also argued that "will those pushing for the city’s independence stop what they are doing? Will those insulting their own country shut up?", referring to the Legislative Council oath-taking controversy. He went on by asking "will the land and housing problems that have accumulated become easier to solve under a new leader or government? Will the cabinet continue to touch on vested interests in the property market with courage and determination, and amid difficulties, to solve the housing problems?"[40]

Election Committee election and Leung exit

See also: Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections, 2016
Incumbent Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced he would not seek re-election on 9 December 2016.

The pro-democrat professionals and activists formed a loose coalition called "Democrats 300+" hoping to snatch over 300 seats in the Election Committee Subsector elections based on the common platform of opposing Leung Chun-ying's second term.[41] On 9 December, two days before the election, Leung surprisingly announced he would not seek re-election, citing family reasons, which made him the first Chief Executive who would serve only one term.[34] After Leung's announcement, Chief Secretary for Administration Carrie Lam, once said she would retire, announced she would reconsider running for Chief Executive.[12] Despite Leung's announcement, the pro-democrats were still able to win record 325 out of 1,200 seats, a quarter of seats with a surge of the turnout nearly 20 percentage points higher than that in the last committee election in 2011.[42] After the election, the two potential candidates, John Tsang and Regina Ip, resigned from their Financial Secretary and Executive Councillor posts on 12 and 15 December respectively, being expected to run for the top post.

Ip declaration of candidacy

On 14 December, Woo Kwok-hing became the first one to unveil his electoral platform under the slogan of "Righteous heart, righteous way, revert Hong Kong back to right track". He proposed to expand the voter base for choosing the Election Committee to one million in the 2022 chief executive election from the current 250,000, rising to three million by 2032 and eventually quasi-universal suffrage. His attendees included Andy Ho On-tat, former information coordinator during Donald Tsang administration from 2006 to 2012.[43]

Regina Ip received her party's endorsement on 14 December and resigned from the Executive Council on the next day. She announced her candidacy on 15 December under the campaign slogan "Win back Hong Kong", the one she used in her 2016 Legislative Council campaign. She called for a relaunch of the electoral reform process under Beijing’s restrictive framework as decreed by the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) on 31 August 2014. She also pledged to enact controversial Basic Law Article 23 with "suitable measures".[44] Her campaign launching rally was attended by former colonial Chief Secretary Sir David Akers-Jones and businessman Allan Zeman as special advisers to Ip’s campaign office.

Lam entry into the race

On 12 January 2017, Chief Secretary for Administration Carrie Lam resigned from her government post. She announced her plan to enter the Chief Executive election hours after her resignation with an eight-point "achievable new vision" with a call to play to "strengths with determination and confidence".[13]

Opinion polling

Date(s)
conducted 		Polling source Sample
size 		CY
Leung 		Carrie
Lam 		John
Tsang 		Jasper
Tsang 		Regina
Ip 		KH
Woo 		Antony
Leung 		Norman
Chan 		Audrey
Eu 		Frederick
Ma 		Bernard
Chan 		Others Don't know/
Abstain
4–10 Jan 2016 SCMP/CCPOS 1,024 - 23.2% 27.6% 7.9% 9.7% 12.6% - - - - - - 19.0%
16–20 Dec 2016 nowTV/LUPGP 1,007 - 20.2% 26.6% 8.0% 10.7% 11.5% - - - - - - 23.0%
12–16 Dec 2016 HKEJ/CCPOS 1,032 - 23.9% 32.6% 7.6% 6.6% 11.4% - - - - - - 18.0%
5–6 Dec 2016 HK01/HKUPOP 516 6.9% 10.8% 30.0% 13.9% 6.1% 8.4% 5.8% 0.5% - - - 4.5% 13.1%
24–29 Nov 2016 nowTV/LUPGP 1,052 9.7% 8.3% 28.0% 10.7% 6.2% 9.8% - - - - - - 27.3%
28 Oct–2 Nov 2016 nowTV/LUPGP 1,020 7.9% 8.3% 28.1% 9.7% 6.7% 12.2% - - - - - - 26.5%
26 Oct–2 Nov 2016 HKEJ/CCPOS 1,005 9.5% 10.3% 28.4% 11.4% 8.4% 13.5% - - - - - - 18.5%
3–5 Oct 2016 Initium/CCPOS 521 10.5% 11.6% 32.4% 11.8% 5.1% - 14.1% - - - - - 14.5%
26–27 Sep 2016 HK01/HKUPOP 513 10.9% 12.3% 28.6% 10.4% 3.8% - 7.1% 0.6% - - - 7.5% 19.0%
23 Jan 2016 HK01/HKUPOP 522 8% 16% 20% 5% 5% - 8% 0% 11% 3% 1% 2% 19%

See also

References

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