Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Chief Executive of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港行政長官) is the head and representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong. The position was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong, the viceroy of the Monarch of the United Kingdom during British rule. The office, stipulated by the Hong Kong Basic Law, formally came into being on 1 July 1997 when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.The functions of the Chief Executive include nominating Principal Officials of the Government for appointment by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, conducting external affairs, appointing judges and other public officers, giving consent to legislation passed by the Legislative Council, and bestowing honours. The Basic Law grants the Chief Executive a wide range of powers, but obliges he or she, before making important policy decisions, introducing bills to the Legislative Council, making subsidiary legislation, and dissolving the Legislative Council, to act only after consultation with the Executive Council, which consists, among other Official and Non-official Members, the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, the most senior Principal Official and head of the Government Secretariat, in charge of overseeing the administration of the Government.The Chief Executive holds the title "The Honourable", and ranks first in the Hong Kong order of precedence. The current Chief Executive is Leung Chun-ying who took office on 1 July 2012. The official residence of the Chief Executive is Government House in Central, Hong Kong Island.. }
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- Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong abstract "The Chief Executive of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港行政長官) is the head and representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and head of the Government of Hong Kong. The position was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong, the viceroy of the Monarch of the United Kingdom during British rule. The office, stipulated by the Hong Kong Basic Law, formally came into being on 1 July 1997 when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.The functions of the Chief Executive include nominating Principal Officials of the Government for appointment by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, conducting external affairs, appointing judges and other public officers, giving consent to legislation passed by the Legislative Council, and bestowing honours. The Basic Law grants the Chief Executive a wide range of powers, but obliges he or she, before making important policy decisions, introducing bills to the Legislative Council, making subsidiary legislation, and dissolving the Legislative Council, to act only after consultation with the Executive Council, which consists, among other Official and Non-official Members, the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, the most senior Principal Official and head of the Government Secretariat, in charge of overseeing the administration of the Government.The Chief Executive holds the title "The Honourable", and ranks first in the Hong Kong order of precedence. The current Chief Executive is Leung Chun-ying who took office on 1 July 2012. The official residence of the Chief Executive is Government House in Central, Hong Kong Island.".