Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2017

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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]

Since the proposals vetoed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council on 18 June 2015, the Chief Executive election would remain as elected by 1200 electoral committee members.

Background

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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] The timetable of implementing universal suffrage have 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 as soon as possible. After in ruling out universal suffrage in the 2012 Chief Executive election in 2004, the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) in 2007 decided that the 2017 Chief Executive election "may be implemented by the method of universal suffrage."[1]

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.[3] The pan-democrats viewed the restrictive nominating process as the violation of the international standard of free election, which aimed at screening out opposition candidates. 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 unmodified electoral reform proposal with 8 votes in favour, 28 against, and 33 absent,[6] which means that the 2017 Chief Executive will remain as elected by the 1,200-member Election Committee.

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

Declined

Pan-democracy camp

Potential candidates

See also

References

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  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. ↑ 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.
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