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HK monarchy
editKing of Hong Kong | |
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香港之王 | |
Incumbent | |
Charles III since 8 September 2022 | |
Details | |
Style | His Majesty |
Heir apparent | William, Prince of Wales |
Residences | Government House |
Website | www |
Politics
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All 60 seats to Parliament 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 2,795,371 (GC) 34.18% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 1,489,705 (53.29%) 3.35pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Hong Kong on 21 January 1997, five months before Hong Kong gained independence from the United Kingdom as a Commonwealth realm. All 60 seats in the Parliament of Hong Kong (formerly known as the Legislative Council) were up for election. The Democratic Party, led by Martin Lee, won a majority in Parliament with 35 seats, with Lee becoming Hong Kong's first Prime Minister.
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Registered | 3,055,378 (GC) 9.30% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 1,331,080 (43.57%) 9.72pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 3,207,227 (GC) 4.97% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 1,784,406 (55.64%) 12.07pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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List of Prime Ministers
editBackground indicates caretaker Prime Minister
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Election (Parliament) |
Term of office | Political party |
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1 | Martin Lee (b. 1938) MP for Hong Kong Island East |
1997 (1st) | 28 January 1997 |
2 December 2002 |
5 years, 308 days | Democratic | M. Lee I | |
2000 (2nd) | M. Lee II | |||||||
2 | Yeung Sum (b. 1947) MP for Hong Kong Island |
— (2nd) | 2 December 2002 |
12 December 2004 |
2 years, 10 days | Democratic | Yeung I | |
2004 (3rd) | Yeung II | |||||||
3 | Lee Wing-tat (b. 1955) MP for New Territories West |
— (3rd) | 12 December 2004 |
17 December 2006 |
2 years, 5 days | Democratic | W. T. Lee |