Hong Kong Gobierno Perfil 2008

Independencia

none (special administrative region of China)

Feriado nacional

National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 Octubre (1949); note - 1 Julio 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

Constitución

Basic Law, approved in Marzo 1990 by China's National People's Congress, is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution"

Sufragio

direct election - 18 años de edad for a number of non-executive positions; universal for permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past seven years; indirect election - limited to about 220,000 members of functional constituencies and an 800-member election committee drawn from broad regional groupings, central government bodies, and municipal organizations

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente of China HU Jintao (desde 15 March 2003)
jefe de gobierno: Chief Executive Donald TSANG (desde 24 June 2005)
cabinet: Executive Council consists of 15 official members and 16 non-official members
elections: chief executive elected for five-year term by 800-member electoral committee; last held on 25 March 2007 (next to be held in 2012)
election results: Donald TSANG elected chief executive receiving 84.1% of the vote of the election committee; Alan LEONG received 15.9%