Unofficial Members Of The Hong Kong Executive Council
In Hong Kong, the Unofficial Members of the Executive Council (also Non-Official Members of the Executive Council) () are a group of officials that do not hold office in the government but are appointed to advise and assist the Chief Executive, or during colonial period the Governor, in the Executive Council. These officials used to be provided with research and administrative assistance by the Office of the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils. See also * Executive Council of Hong Kong *List of Executive Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1896–1941 This is a list of unofficial members of the Executive Council in the colonial period from 1850 to 1941. The term of the Executive Council was interrupted during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong The Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong ... * List of Executive Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1946–1997 References Executive Council of Hong Kong Politics of Hong Kong { ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Government Of Hong Kong
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the executive authorities of Hong Kong SAR. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1983, an international treaty lodged at the United Nations. This government replaced the former British Hong Kong Government (1842–1997). The Chief Executive and the principal officials, nominated by the chief executive, are appointed by the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The Government Secretariat is headed by the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, who is the most senior principal official of the Government. The Chief Secretary and the other secretaries jointly oversee the administration of Hong Kong, give advice to the Chief Executive as members of the Executive Council, and are accountable for their actions and policies to the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council. Under the " one co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chief Executive Of Hong Kong
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong. The position was created to replace the office of governor of Hong Kong, the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom during British rule.Bill 1999 " Info.gov.hk. Retrieved 28 March 2010. The office, stipulated by the , formally came into being on 1 July 1997 when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred from the [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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British Hong Kong
Hong Kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the British Empire from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of occupation under the Japanese Empire from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War. The colonial period began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island in 1841, during the First Opium War between the British and the Qing dynasty. The Qing had wanted to enforce its prohibition of opium importation within the dynasty that was being exported mostly from British India, as it was causing widespread addiction among its populace. The island was ceded to Britain by the Treaty of Nanking, ratified by the Daoguang Emperor in the aftermath of the war of 1842. It was established as a crown colony in 1843. In 1860, the British took the opportunity to expand the colony with the addition of the Kowloon Peninsula after the Second Opium War, while the Qing was embroiled in handling the Taiping Rebellion. With the Qing further weakened after the First Sino-Japanese Wa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Governor Of Hong Kong
The governor of Hong Kong was the representative of the British Crown in Hong Kong from 1843 to 1997. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council and commander-in-chief of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong. The governor's roles were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions. Upon the end of British rule and the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997, most of the civil functions of this office went to the chief executive of Hong Kong, and military functions went to the commander of the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison. The governor Authorities and duties of the governor were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions in 1843. The governor, appointed by the British monarch (on the advice of the Foreign Secretary), exercised the executive branch of the government of Hong Kong throughout British sovereignty and, with the exception of a brief experiment after World War II, no serious attempt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Executive Council Of Hong Kong
The Executive Council of Hong Kong (ExCo) is the cabinet of the Government of Hong Kong, acting as a formal body of advisers to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong that serves as a core policy-making organ assisting the Chief Executive. It is analogous to other Executive Councils in the Commonwealth such as the Federal Executive Council of Australia, the Executive Council of New Zealand, and the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. Under the presidency of the Chief Executive, the Executive Council consists of 21 Official Members (the most senior of these being the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, head of the Government Secretariat and chair of the Policy Committee), and 16 Non-official Members (also known as ministers without portfolio who are normally leading legislators from pro-establishment political parties) headed by the Convenor of the Non-official Members. The Council normally meets once a week. History The Executive Council was set up by the British Hong Kong Gov ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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South China Morning Post
The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remained Hong Kong's newspaper of record since British colonial rule. Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam succeeded Wang Xiangwei in 2016. The ''SCMP'' prints paper editions in Hong Kong and operates an online news website. The newspaper's circulation has been relatively stable for years—the average daily circulation stood at 100,000 in 2016. In a 2019 survey by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the ''SCMP'' was regarded relatively as the most credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. The ''SCMP'' was owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation from 1986 until it was acquired by Malaysian real estate tycoon Robert Kuok in 1993. On 5 April 2016, Alibaba Group acquired the media properties of the SCMP Group, including the ''SCMP''. In January 2017, former D ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Office Of The Unofficial Members Of The Executive And Legislative Councils
The Office of the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils was an office for the Unofficial Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Executive and Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Legislative Councils (UMELCO) of Hong Kong established in 1963.http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr98-99/english/hc/sub_com/redress/papers/cp166e03.pdf Its purpose was to promote close relationship of the two Councils and invite them to put forward their views on public interest or lodge individual complaints again the departments of Hong Kong Government. The office was established in August 1963 at Union House in Central, Hong Kong, Central. It was at first staffed with a stenographer/receptionist. On 16 September 1964 a full Secretary was appointed together with a clerk, a typist, and a messenger. On 8 May 1965, the office moved to Prince's Building. In 1985 UMELCO was renamed as Office of Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils or OMELCO following the 1985 Hong Kong ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Executive Council Of Hong Kong Unofficial Members 1896–1941
This is a list of unofficial members of the Executive Council in the colonial period from 1850 to 1941. The term of the Executive Council was interrupted during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong The Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong to the Empire of Japan on 25 December 1941. The surrender occurred after 18 days of fierce .... List of Unofficial Members of the Executive Council Key: See also * List of Executive Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1946–1997 * List of Legislative Council of Hong Kong members 1843–1941 References Bibliography *Endacott, G. B. ''Government and people in Hong Kong, 1841–1962 : a constitutional history'' Hong Kong University Press. (1964) p. 250. {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Executive Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1896-1941 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Executive Council Of Hong Kong Unofficial Members 1946–1997
This is the list of the unofficial members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong (ExCo) from 1946 the reestablishment of the civil government of the British Hong Kong until the handover of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. Information is generated from the Hong Kong government's annual reports. Change in composition List of the Unofficial Members of the Executive Council See also * List of Executive Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1896–1941 This is a list of unofficial members of the Executive Council in the colonial period from 1850 to 1941. The term of the Executive Council was interrupted during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong The Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong ... * List of Legislative Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1946–1985 References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Executive Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1946-1997 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |