The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ form: Hong Kong

       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 200,000 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 seven non-official members

       and 14 official members; including Chief Secretary Donald TSANG

       Yam-kuen (since 1 May 2001), Financial Secretary Henry TANG (since 2

       August 2003), 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; in 2004 30 seats

       indirectly elected by functional constituencies, 30 elected by

       popular vote; members serve four-year terms)

       elections: last held 12 September 2004 (next to be held in September

       2008)

       election results: percent of vote by party - pro-democracy group

       62%; seats by party - (pro-Beijing 34) DAB 12, Liberal Party 10,

       independents 11, FTU 1; (pro-democracy 25) independents 11,

       Democratic Party 9, CTU 2, ADPL 1, Frontier Party 1, NWSC 1

      Judicial branch:

       Court of Final Appeal in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

      Political parties and leaders:

       Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood or ADPL

       [Frederick FUNG Kin-kee, chairman]; Citizens Party [Alex CHAN

       Kai-chung]; Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong or

       DAB [MA Lik, chairman]; Democratic Party [LEE Wing-tat, chairman];

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

       [James TIEN Pei-chun, chairman]

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

       Democracy and People's Livelihood, Democratic Party, Frontier Party;

       pro-Beijing - Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong,

       Hong Kong Progressive Alliance, Liberal Party

      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) [CHENG Yiu-tong, executive councilor];

       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]; The

       Alliance [Bernard CHAN, exco member]

      International organization participation: APEC, AsDB, BIS, ICC, ICFTU, IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ISO (correspondent), UPU, WCL, WCO, WMO, WToO (associate), WTO

      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 Kong mailing address: PSC 461, Box 1, FPO AP 96521–0006 telephone: [852] 2523–9011 FAX: [852] 2524–0860

      Flag description: red with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia flower in the center

      Economy Hong Kong

      Economy - overview:

       Hong Kong has a free market economy highly dependent on

       international trade. Natural resources are limited, and food and raw

       materials must be imported. Imports and exports, including

       reexports, each exceed GDP in dollar value. СКАЧАТЬ