2005 Hong Kong Chief Executive election

2005 Hong Kong Chief Executive election

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All 800 votes of the Election Committee
401 votes needed to win
 
Nominee Donald Tsang
Party Nonpartisan
Alliance Pro-Beijing
Electoral vote Uncontested

Chief Executive before election

Henry Tang (acting)
Nonpartisan

Elected Chief Executive

Donald Tsang
Nonpartisan

The 2005 Hong Kong Chief Executive election was held to fill the vacancy of the territory's top office. Then Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa submitted his resignation to the central government in Beijing, and was officially approved on 12 March. As Donald Tsang, Chief Secretary for Administration in Tung's cabinet, was the only candidate, he was declared elected unopposed on 16 June. Tsang took office on 21 June to begin his first two-year term.