1996 Hong Kong Chief Executive election

1996 Hong Kong Chief Executive election
11 December 1996 2002 →
All 400 votes of the Selection Committee
201 votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout99.50%
 
Nominee Tung Chee-hwa Yang Ti-liang Peter Woo
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing
Electoral vote 320 42 36
Percentage 80.40% 10.55% 9.05%
Governor before election

Chris Patten
Nonpartisan

Elected Chief Executive

Tung Chee-hwa
Nonpartisan

The 1996 Hong Kong Chief Executive election was held on 11 December 1996 to select the first Chief Executive (CE) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) which term started from 1 July 1997 after the Chinese resumption of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the British rule. It was selected by the 400-member Selection Committee installed by the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Tung Chee-hwa, a Shanghai-born Hong Kong businessman who was seen being favoured by Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, was the ultimate winner of the election, defeating former Chief Justice Ti-liang Yang and tycoon Peter Woo with a large margin.