The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Чтение книги онлайн.

СКАЧАТЬ local short form: Xianggang

       local long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu

       abbreviation: HK

      Dependency status:

       special administrative region of China

      Government type:

       limited democracy

      Administrative divisions:

       none (special administrative region of China)

      Independence:

       none (special administrative region of China)

      National holiday:

       National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic

       of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as

       Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

      Constitution:

       Basic Law approved in March 1990 by China's National People's

       Congress is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution"

      Legal system:

       based on English common law

      Suffrage:

       direct election 18 years of age; universal for permanent residents

       living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past seven years;

       indirect election limited to about 100,000 members of functional

       constituencies and an 800-member election committee drawn from broad

       regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government

       bodies

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President of China HU Jintao (since 15 March 2003)

       head of government: Chief Executive TUNG Chee-hwa (since 1 July 1997)

       cabinet: Executive Council consists of three ex-officio members and

       10 appointed members; ex-officio members are: Chief Secretary Donald

       TSANG Yam-kuen (since 1 May 2001), Financial Secretary Antony LEUNG

       (since 1 May 2001), and Secretary of Justice Elsie LEUNG (since 1

       July 1997)

       elections: TUNG Chee-Hwa was elected to a second term in March 2002

       by an 800-member election committee dominated by pro-Beijing forces;

       the next election is scheduled to be held in 2007

      Legislative branch:

       unicameral Legislative Council or LEGCO (60 seats; 30 indirectly

       elected by functional constituencies, 24 elected by popular vote,

       and 6 elected by an 800-member election committee; members serve

       four-year terms)

       elections: last held 10 September 2000 (next to be held in September

       2004)

       election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -

       Democratic Party 12, Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong

       Kong 10, Liberal Party 7, Frontier Party 5, Hong Kong Progressive

       Alliance 4, New Century Forum 2, Hong Kong Association for Democracy

       and People's Livelihood 1, independents 19

      Judicial branch:

       Court of Final Appeal in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

      Political parties and leaders:

       Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood [Frederick FUNG

       Kin-kee, chairman]; Citizens Party [Alex CHAN Kai-chung]; Democratic

       Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong [Jasper TSANG Yok-sing,

       chairman]; Democratic Party [Martin LEE Chu-ming, chairman];

       Frontier Party [Emily LAU Wai-hing, chairwoman]; Hong Kong

       Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood [leader NA]; Hong

       Kong Progressive Alliance [Ambrose LAU Hon-chuen]; Liberal Party

       [James TIEN Pei-chun, chairman]; New Century Forum [NQ Ching-fai,

       chairman]

       note: political blocs include: pro-democracy - Association for

       Democracy and People's Livelihood, Citizens Party, Democratic Party,

       Frontier Party; pro-Beijing - Democratic Alliance for the Betterment

       of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Progressive Alliance, Liberal Party, New

       Century Forum

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (pro-China); Chinese

       Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong; Confederation of Trade

       Unions (pro-democracy) [LAU Chin-shek, president; LEE Cheuk-yan,

       general secretary]; Federation of Hong Kong Industries; Federation

       of Trade Unions (pro-China) [LEE Chark-tim, president]; Hong Kong

       Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China

       [Szeto WAH, chairman]; Hong Kong and Kowloon Trade Union Council

       (pro-Taiwan); Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; Hong Kong

       Professional Teachers' Union [CHEUNG Man-kwong, president]; Liberal

       Democratic Federation [HU Fa-kuang, chairman]

      International organization participation:

       APEC, AsDB, BIS, ESCAP (associate), ICC, ICFTU, IHO, IMO

       (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ISO (correspondent), WCL,

       WCO, WMO, WToO (associate), WTrO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       none (special administrative region of China)

      Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Consul General James KEITH consulate(s) general: 26 Garden Road, Hong СКАЧАТЬ