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2005 Hong Kong Chief Executive election

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term of office of the new Chief Executive shall be the remainder of the previous Chief Executive; and that after 2007, the above-mentioned method for selecting the Chief Executives could be amended, and should the office of the Chief Executive then become vacant, the term of office of the new Chief Executive shall be determined in accordance with the amended method for the selection of the Chief Executive.
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In the other seven constituencies, where 15 vacancies were present, a poll was held on 1 May, and the count was conducted smoothly with all the elected candidates expected to be entered onto the official listing of Election Committee members within the near future. The by-election was marked by voter
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The process is well defined under this clause, and Tsang's term as acting Chief Executive was limited to six months. The Chief Executive Election Ordinance defines the time as 120 days, give or take a few days, (ensuring an election on Sunday rather than on a weekday), which made 10 July the date for
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cited high-level sources saying that Beijing hoped Tsang would forestall any possibility of being challenged for the office by securing at least 500 to 700 nominating votes. Sources close to Tsang confirmed Beijing was worried that a contested election could lead to political uncertainty, and wanted
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prior to the year 2007 when the Chief Executive is selected by the Election Committee with a five-year term of office, in the event that the office of the Chief Executive becomes vacant as he (she) fails to serve the full term of office of five years as prescribed by Article 46 of the Basic Law, the
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Given the status of this resignation as voluntary (as Tung claims), and there are allegations that the citing of health reasons may not be an actual truth, as there is technically nothing prohibiting the use of excuses in such a manner. It is rumoured that the actual motive is a decision imposed by
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There were debates over the term of office for Tung's successor: whether the new Chief Executive should serve Tung's remaining two-year term or a full five-year term. The government tabled Chief Executive Election (Amendment) (Term of Office of the Chief Executive) Bill. Since the election and the
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From 3 to 16 June nominations were open to candidates who wanted to participate in this election. The support of 100 Election Committee members is required (Ann. 1, Sect. 4, above) for nominations to be valid. Given the largely pro-China status of the Election Committee, it became common for the
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Tsang instantly became the frontrunner in the race to succeed Tung. According to Tsang's election website, he engaged in "closed door meetings" with individual EC members. Tsang was criticised for refusing to publicly debate with the other two competitors, and was accused of stifling debate, of
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During the election campaign, Donald Tsang received about HK$ 27.33 million sponsorship for the campaign, about 20% of which came from the businessmen from the property sector. Although Tsang stated publicly that each sponsor could not sponsor in excess of one hundred-thousand
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or universal right to vote. Senior employees, managers and professionals mainly vote pro-China to ensure their businesses can run smoothly. They were entirely biased in favour of Beijing's stance in the previous two elections.
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as the new (acting in the interim) Chief Secretary. When Tsang was elected he was brought before the central government for approval and inauguration. The second section of Article 53 gives provisions for a new election.
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each sponsored HK$ 1 million under their family members' names. In the end Tsang used only HK$ 4.12 million of the sponsorship. The remaining HK$ 23.21 million would be donated to 14 charitable organisations.
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Interpretation of Paragraph 2, Article 53 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
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at the time, the right to act as Chief Executive from 12 March to 25 May. He then had to resign, since it was illegal for him to become a candidate while acting as Chief Executive at the same time.
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favoured candidate of the Chinese government to get elected unopposed. Given there were four vacancies in the EC, 697 signatures would theoretically be necessary to secure unopposed election.
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Beijing was accused of pressuring, and intimidating EC members to support Tsang; some EC members reportedly left Hong Kong to avoid the pressure.
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apathy, where only 15% of the eligible population turned up, with some constituencies reporting as low as 12%, despite the pleadings of the
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of this Law. During the period of vacancy, his or her duties shall be assumed according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph."
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Report of the Bills Committee on Chief Executive Election (Amendment) (Term of Office of the Chief Executive) Bill
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In April 2005, 33 vacancies (27 from the regular constituencies, 6 from the religious sector) existed in the
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Bush, Richard C. (2005). Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait. Brookings Institution Press.
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obstructing a free discussion within the community about his position on the issues of the day.
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The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
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On 15 June, Tsang handed in his nomination form which bore the signatures of 674 members of
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SCA's comments after the Chief Executive Ordinance Amendment Bill is passed by LegCo
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Article 52 item 1 cites a health illness as an acceptable reason for resignation:
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was used to elect the Chief Executive. Unlike the US system, there is no
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Hong Kong–Taiwan Economic and Cultural Co-operation and Promotion Council
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served as acting Chief Executives in accordance with the Basic Law.
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Secretary of Constitutional Affairs' speech regarding the election
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the election, if one had been warranted by multiple candidature.
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was held to fill the vacancy of the territory's top office. Then
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Article 53 gives the provisions for an acting Chief Executive.
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Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement
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Remarks from the news conference following the resignation
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Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR
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2005 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector by-elections
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Decision on implementing a 2-year term for the new CE
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Nomination for Chief Executive Election ruled valid
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Index

2002
2007
800 votes
Election Committee

Donald Tsang
Nonpartisan
Pro-Beijing
Uncontested
Henry Tang
Nonpartisan
Donald Tsang
Nonpartisan

Politics
government
Laws
Basic Law
Drafting Committee
Consultative Committee
Article 23
2020 law
2024 law
Article 45
Article 46
Article 69
One country, two systems
Sino–British Joint Declaration
Criminal law
Capital punishment in Hong Kong

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