Office of the Chief Executive

Office of the Chief Executive
行政長官辦公室
Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR
Agency overview
Formed1 July 1997
JurisdictionGovernment of Hong Kong
HeadquartersOffice of the Chief Executive, 1 Tim Wa Avenue, Tamar, Admiralty, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Agency executives
Websitehttp://www.ceo.gov.hk/eng/office.htm[dead link]
Office of the Chief Executive
Traditional Chinese行政長官辦公室
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHàhng jing jéung gūn baahn gūng sāt
JyutpingHang4 zing3 zoeng2 gun1 baan6 gung1 sat1

Office of the Chief Executive (CEO) is one of the government agencies for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It consists of the immediate staff to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong and multiple levels of support staff reporting to the Chief Executive. The current director is Carol Yip [zh], making her the first woman to hold the office.

History

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Prior to the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, the Government House has always been the office location for the Governor of Hong Kong. After the transfer in 1997, the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Tung Chee Hwa choose not to reside in the Government House, which relocated the office to the Government Secretariat.

When Donald Tsang assumed office in June 2005, he decided to reside in the Government House again and initiated a multiple months length remodeling for the house. In January 2006, the office relocated back to the Government House.

After the National Security Law was passed, the Chief Executive Office told Apple Daily that it would reveal the list of designated judges for national security cases, but in January 2021, Apple Daily revealed that the Chief Executive Office had broken its promise and cited confidentiality.[1]

In August 2022, after Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, John Lee criticized the visit and vowed that "The Hong Kong government would fully support and facilitate all necessary measures by Beijing to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity."[2] After mainland China suspended imports from hundreds of food factories in Taiwan, the Office of the Chief Executive was asked whether Hong Kong would do the same, and the Office said it had nothing to add.[2]

Staff members

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Directors

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Political party:   Nonpartisan

Portrait Name Term of office Duration Chief Executive Term Ref
1 Lam Woon-kwong
林煥光
1 July 2002 6 January 2005 2 years, 189 days Tung Chee-hwa
(1997–2005)
2
Vacant
Donald Tsang
(2005–2012)
2
2 John Tsang Chun-wah
曾俊華
24 January 2006 30 June 2007 1 year, 157 days
3 Norman Chan Tak-lam
陳德霖
1 July 2007 31 July 2009 2 years, 30 days 3
4 Raymond Tam Chi-yuen
譚志源
1 August 2009 29 September 2011 2 years, 59 days
5 Gabriel Matthew Leung
梁卓偉
30 September 2011 30 June 2012 274 days
6 Edward Yau Tang-wah
邱騰華
1 July 2012 30 June 2017 4 years, 364 days Leung Chun-ying
(2012–2017)
4
7 Eric Chan Kwok-ki
陳國基
1 July 2017 30 June 2022 4 years, 364 days Carrie Lam
(2017–2022)
5
8 Carol Yip Man-kuen
葉文娟
1 July 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 160 days John Lee
(2022–present)
6

Deputy Director

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Permanent Secretary

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Information Coordinator

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Information Coordinator was created by Tung Chee Hwa after the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, prior to the transfer, press release was handle by Information Services Department.

Special Assistant (defunct)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hong Kong reneges on promise to name designated national security judges | Apple Daily". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hong Kong leader vows to help safeguard nation after Pelosi visits Taiwan". South China Morning Post. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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