Formation | 1 July 1997 |
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Founding document | Hong Kong Basic Law |
Jurisdiction | Hong Kong |
Website | gov.hk |
Legislative branch | |
Legislature | Legislative Council |
Meeting place | Legislative Council Complex |
Executive branch | |
Leader | Chief Executive |
Appointer | Premier, State Council of China |
Headquarters | Central Government Complex |
Main organ | Executive Council |
Departments | 13 (full list) |
Judicial branch | |
Court | Court of Final Appeal |
Seat | Court of Final Appeal Building |
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 香港特別行政區政府 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 香港特别行政区政府 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Hoeng1 gong2 Dak6 bit6 Hang4 zing3 keoi1 Zing3 fu2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Hēunggóng Dahkbiht Hàhngjingkēui Jingfú | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 香港政府 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Hoeng1 gong2 Zing3 fu2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Hēunggóng Jingfú | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Politics and government of Hong Kong |
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The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,[1] commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, is the executive authorities of Hong Kong. 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 are appointed by the State Council of the People's Republic of China in accordance with the outcome of local processes. 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.[2]
Under the "one country, two systems" constitutional principle, the Government is, in law, exclusively in charge of Hong Kong's internal affairs and specified external relations. The Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), from which the Hong Kong government is financially independent, is responsible for Hong Kong SAR's defence and foreign policy, while decisions made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress can, in certain circumstances, override territorial judicial processes. Despite gradually evolving, the overall governmental structure was inherited from British Hong Kong.
On February 28, 2024, the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Paul Chan, announced the Special Administrative Region’s (SAR) government budget for the fiscal year 2024 to 2025 (“2024-25 Budget”). Under the 2024-25 budget, total government expenditure is set to rise by 6.7 percent to HK$776.9 billion (US$99.23 billion).[3]