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Hong Kong Government 1996
dependent territory of the UK scheduled to revert to China in 1997
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Administrative divisions:
none (dependent territory of the UK)
none (dependent territory of the UK; the UK signed an agreement with China
on 19 December 1984 to return Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997; in the
joint declaration, China promises to respect Hong Kong's existing social and
economic systems and lifestyle)
Liberation Day, 29 August (1945)
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice; new Basic Law
approved in March 1990 in preparation for 1997
based on English common law
direct election 21 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 professionals of electoral college and functional
constituencies
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
Governor Chris PATTEN (since 9 July 1992); Chief Secretary Anson CHAN Fang
On-Sang (since 29 November 1993)
Executive Council; appointed by the governor
indirect elections last held 12 September 1991 and direct elections were
held for the first time 15 September 1991 (next to be held 17 September 1995
when the number of directly-elected seats increases to 50); results -
percent of vote by party NA; seats - (60 total; 21 indirectly elected by
functional constituencies, 18 directly elected, 18 appointed by governor, 3
ex officio members); indirect elections - number of seats by functional
constituency NA; direct elections - UDHK 12, Meeting Point 3, ADPL 1, other
2
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Political parties and leaders:
Democratic Party, Martin LEE, chairman; Democratic Alliance for the
Betterment of Hong Kong, TSANG Yuk-shing, chairman; Hong Kong Democratic
Foundation, Dr. Patrick SHIU Kin-ying, chairman
in April 1994, the United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) and Meeting Point
merged to form the Democratic Party; the merger became effective in October
1994
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Other political or pressure groups:
Liberal Party, Allen LEE, chairman; Association for Democracy and People's
Livelihood (ADPL), Frederick FUNG Kin Kee, chairman; Liberal Democratic
Federation, HU Fa-kuang, chairman; Federation of Trade Unions (pro-China),
LEE Chark-tim, president; Hong Kong and Kowloon Trade Union Council
(pro-Taiwan); Confederation of Trade Unions (pro-democracy), LAU Chin-shek,
chairman; Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; Chinese General Chamber of
Commerce (pro-China); Federation of Hong Kong Industries; Chinese
Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Professional Teachers'
Union, CHEUNG Man-kwong, president; Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the
Patriotic Democratic Movement in China, Szeto WAH, chairman
APEC, AsDB, CCC, ESCAP (associate), GATT, ICFTU, IMO (associate), INTERPOL
(subbureau), IOC, ISO (correspondent), WCL, WMO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
none (dependent territory of the UK)
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US diplomatic representation:
Consul General Richard W. MUELLER
26 Garden Road, Hong Kong
PSC 464, Box 30, Hong Kong, or FPO AP 96522-0002
blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant with the Hong
Kong coat of arms on a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag;
the coat of arms contains a shield (bearing two junks below a crown) held by
a lion (representing the UK) and a dragon (representing China) with another
lion above the shield and a banner bearing the words HONG KONG below the
shield
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