Hong Kong: Government
Due to Hong Kong Government and growing Chinese political influence , the information on these pages may not reflect current conditions in the country.
Key Figures
- Chief of State:
- President of China Xi Jinping
- Head of Government:
- Chief Executive John Lee
Overview
- Government Name:
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
- Constitution:
- Adopted: 1990; Establishes sovereignty as a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China; high autonomy of the region; protected from the socialist system policies of China; and maintains the common law.
- Government Type:
- Limited Democracy

Index of Economic Freedom
Grades each country on a scale of 0 to 100, based on ten freedoms, with 100 representing the greatest amount of economic autonomy from government intervention. Source: Heritage Foundation (2019)
Country Risk Rating
A3
Changes in generally good but somewhat volatile political and economic environment can affect corporate payment behavior. A basically secure business environment can nonetheless give rise to occasional difficulties for companies. Corporate default probability is quite acceptable on average. Source: Coface (2022)
Government Branches
Main Powers | Election Process | Election Cycle 1 | |
---|---|---|---|
Executive | The president of China is head of state. The chief executive is responsible for constituting the executive branch of government. |
Indirect vote by the 800-member election committee. The chief executive is indirectly elected by an electoral college of 1200 members. |
5 years |
Judicial | Responsible for constituting the judicial branch of government. |
Appointed by the chief executive. |
Mandatory retirement age of 65 |
Legislative | Responsible for constituting the legislative branch of government. |
35 seats are elected by plurality vote and another 25 through a closed-list proportional representation system. |
4 years |
Regional Trade Blocs
International Organization Participation [2]
Environmental Agreements [3]
Tax Information [2]
- Tax Authority:
- Information not available
- Tax Name:
- Information not available
Sources:
- ElectionGuide http://www.electionguide.org/
- EY, http://www.ey.com
- CIA World Factbook, https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/
- U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/