Electing Hong Kong's chief executive
Simon N. M. Young (Author), Richard Cullen (Author)
In 2007, the Hong Kong SAR held its first ever contested election for Chief Executive, selected by 800 members of an Election Committee drawn from roughly seven percent of the population. This book reviews the history and development of both the Election Committee and its predecessor
1 online resource (xvii, 254 pages) : illustrations
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Foreword; Preface; Table of Cases and Legislation; 1
Introduction; 2
History and Development of the Election Committee; 3
Significance of the Election Committee in Hong Kong and Mainland China; 4
System for Electing Election Committee Members; 5
System for Electing the Chief Executive; 6
Conclusions and Reflections; Appendix 1
Chronology of Key Events; Appendix 2
Number of Selection/Election Committee Seats 1996-2006; Appendix 3
Number of Election Committee Members by Subsector 1998-2006; Appendix 4
History and Description of Election Committee Subsectors