The Hong Kong order of precedence

Order of precedence

An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of items. Most often it is used in the context of people by many organizations and governments...

is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Government of Hong Kong

Government of Hong Kong

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, commonly the Hong Kong Government, is led by the Chief Executive as Head of the Government, who is also the head of the Hong Kong SAR...

. Administered by the government's Protocol Division, the hierarchy does not determine the order of succession

Order of succession

An order of succession is a formula or algorithm that determines who inherits an office upon the death, resignation, or removal of its current occupant.-Monarchies and nobility:...

 for the office of Chief Executive

Chief Executive of Hong Kong

The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is the President of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and head of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The position was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong, who was the head of the Hong Kong government during British rule...

, which is instead specified by the Basic Law of Hong Kong.

As a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

, Hong Kong maintains autonomy

Autonomy

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 on all affairs other than defence and foreign relations. Reflecting that status, the order of precedence does not include state and party leaders of the Central People's Government

Central People's Government

The Central People's Government is the central government of the People's Republic of China in Beijing. According to the 1982 Constitution, "Central People's Government" is synonymous with the State Council.-History:...

. Government officials from mainland China

Mainland China

Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...

 are generally treated as special guests when attending Hong Kong government functions.

Hong Kong order of precedence

1. Chief Executive
   Chief Executive of Hong Kong
   The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is the President of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and head of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The position was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong, who was the head of the Hong Kong government during British rule...
   
    (Donald Tsang
   Donald Tsang
   Sir Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, GBM, KBE is the current Chief Executive and President of the Executive Council of the Government of Hong Kong....
   
   , GBM
   Grand Bauhinia Medal
   The Grand Bauhinia Medal the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system, is to recognise the selected person's lifelong and highly significant contribution to the well-being of Hong Kong. The awardee is entitled to the postnominal letters GBM and the style "The Honorable"...
   
   , KBE, JP)
2. Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal (Geoffrey Ma
   Geoffrey Ma
   Geoffrey Ma Tao-li is currently the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, who ranks second only to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in the Hong Kong order of precedence....
   
   )
3. Chief Secretary for Administration
   Chief Secretary for Administration
   The Chief Secretary for Administration , commonly known as Chief Secretary and abbreviated as CS, is the second highest position of the Hong Kong Government...
   
    (Stephen Lam
   Stephen Lam
   Stephen Lam Sui-lung GBS JP is the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong and formerly Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs....
   
   , GBS
   Gold Bauhinia Star
   The Gold Bauhinia Star is the highest rank in Order of the Bauhinia Star in Hong Kong, created in 1997 to replace the British honours system of the Order of the British Empire after the transfer of sovereignty to People's Republic of China and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special...
   
   , JP)
4. Financial Secretary
   Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)
   Financial Secretary , often abbreviated as FS, is a position of the Government of Hong Kong. The FS assists the Chief Executive in supervising the policy bureaux as directed by the CE, mostly finance and economy-related, and plays a key role in ensuring harmonisation in policy formulation and...
   
    (John Tsang
   John Tsang
   John Tsang Chun-wah , GBM, JP, is the current Financial Secretary of Hong Kong. His responsibility is to assist the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in overseeing policy formulation and implementation in financial, monetary, economic, trade and employment matters. He exercises control over the...
   
   , JP)
5. Secretary for Justice
   Secretary for Justice
   The Secretary for Justice is a member of the Hong Kong Government responsible for prosecutions and legal matters. He or she heads the Department of Justice....
   
    (Wong Yan Lung
   Wong Yan Lung
   Wong Yan-lung, SC, JP is the current Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong since 20 October 2005.-Early years:Wong grew up in a small flat in Tai Wong Street East in Wan Chai. He sold ice cream with his father for a monthly income of HK$300-HK$400. Wong graduated from secondary school at Queen's...
   
   , SC
   Senior Counsel
   The title of Senior Counsel or State Counsel is given to a senior barrister or advocate in some countries, typically equivalent to the title "Queen's Counsel" used in Commonwealth Realms...
   
   , JP)
6. President of the Legislative Council
   Legislative Council of Hong Kong
   The Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong.-History:The Legislative Council of Hong Kong was set up in 1843 as a colonial legislature under British rule...
   
    and Members of the Executive Council
   Executive Council of Hong Kong
   The Executive Council of Hong Kong is a core policy-making organ in the executive branch of the government of Hong Kong.. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong serves as its President.The Executive Council normally meets once a week...
   
   :
   1. President of the Legislative Council
      President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
      The President of the Legislative Council is the speaker of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. In the absence of the President, the chairman of the House Committee serves as deputy to the President....
      
       (Jasper Tsang, GBS, JP)
   2. Convenor of the Executive Council (Ronald Arculli
      Ronald Arculli
      Ronald Joseph Arculli, GBM, GBS, CVO, OBE, JP is chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing and Non-official Members Convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong . He is a Hong Kong solicitor and a founding partner of the law firm, Arculli, Fong, & Ng, which later merged with King &...
      
      , GBM, GBS, CVO
      Royal Victorian Order
      The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
      
      , OBE, JP)
   3. Other members of the Executive Council:
      1. Secretary of Education (Michael Suen
         Michael Suen
         Michael Suen Ming-yeung GBS CBE JP is currently the Secretary for Education of Hong Kong.-Education:Suen attended Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, a male-only Jesuit school in Hong Kong.-Career:...
         
         , GBS, CBE, JP)
      2. Cheng Yiu-tong, SBS
         Silver Bauhinia Star
         The Silver Bauhinia Star is the second rank in the Order of the Bauhinia Star in Hong Kong, awarded to persons who have taken a leading part in public affairs or voluntary work over a long period...
         
         , JP
      3. Secretary for Security
         Secretary for Security
         The Secretary for Security is the member of the Hong Kong Government in charge of the Security Bureau, which is responsible for public safety, security, and immigration matters....
         
          (Ambrose Lee
         Ambrose Lee
         Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong IDSM JP is Secretary for Security of the Hong Kong and a member of the Executive Council. He was appointed to his post on 4 August 2003, replacing Regina Ip-Background:...
         
         , IDSM, JP)
      4. Secretary for Food and Health
         Secretary for Food and Health
         The Secretary for Food and Health is a ministerial position in the Hong Kong Government, who heads the Food and Health Bureau...
         
          (York Chow
         York Chow
         York Chow Yat-ngok , GBS, SBS, MBE, JP, is the Secretary for Food and Health of Hong Kong. He is a member of the Executive Council. He was appointed as Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food in 2004. The position has since been renamed to Secretary for Food and Health from reshuffling in...
         
         , SBS, JP)
      5. Laura Cha
         Laura Cha
         Laura May Lung Cha , GBS, JP, is a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Cha was Vice Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission from 2001 to 2004...
         
         , SBS, JP
      6. Charles Lee, GBS, JP
      7. Leong Che Hung
         Leong Che Hung
         Edward Leong Che-hung, GBS, OBE, JP is the non-official member of Executive Council of Hong Kong.By training, a physician, he was graduated from the University of Hong Kong as Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery....
         
         , GBS, JP
      8. Marvin Cheung
         Marvin Cheung
         Dr. Marvin Cheung Kin-tung, GBS , OBE , JP is a Non-official Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong and a Council Member of the Open University of Hong Kong....
         
         , SBS, JP
      9. Anthony Cheung
         Anthony Cheung
         Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, BBS, JP is the current President of the Hong Kong Institute of Education.He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and a vice-chairman of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong. He is at present a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong...
         
         , BBS
         Bronze Bauhinia Star
         The Bronze Bauhinia Star is the lowest rank in Order of the Bauhinia Star in Hong Kong, created in 1997 to replace the British honours system of the Order of the British Empire after the transfer of sovereignty to People's Republic of China and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special...
         
         , JP
      10. Secretary for the Civil Service
          Secretary for the Civil Service
          The Secretary for the Civil Service is the head of the Civil Service Bureau in Hong Kong. Unlike other secretaries for bureaux, the Secretary for the Civil Service is filled by an administrative officer from the civil service, who may choose to return to the civil service when his term expires...
          
            (Denise Yue
          Denise Yue
          Denise Yue Chung-yee GBS JP is a Hong Kong politician and Secretary for the Civil Service.-Education:Denise Yue graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1974 and she attended Harvard University in 1988 obtaining an MPA during her civil service career....
          
          , GBS, JP)
      11. Secretary for Home Affairs
          Secretary for Home Affairs
          The Secretary for Home Affairs is the head of the Home Affairs Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong, which is responsible for local issues, and the provision of community, leisure, and cultural services.-List of office holders:*Donald Luddington 1971-1973...
          
           (Tsang Tak-sing
          Tsang Tak-sing
          Tsang Tak Sing, JP is the Secretary for Home Affairs of Hong Kong. Formerly an adviser to the Central Policy Unit, he assumed office on 1 July 2007, replacing Patrick Ho. He is the younger brother of Jasper Tsang, who was the legislative councillor and former chairman of the Democratic Alliance...
          
          , JP)
      12. Secretary for Labour and Welfare
          Secretary for Labour and Welfare
          The Secretary for Labour and Welfare of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for labour and social welfare policy in Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for Economic Development and Labour and welfare portion from Secretary for...
          
           (Matthew Cheung
          Matthew Cheung
          Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, GBS, JP is the Secretary for Labour and Welfare in the Hong Kong Government.Matthew Cheung served as civil servant in the Information Officer Grade of the government in 1972, and he transferred to the Administrative Service in 1979...
          
          , JP)
      13. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
          Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
          The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury , head of Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, is responsible for the monitoring of financial services sector and maintaining the assets of the government....
          
           (Chan Ka Keung
          Chan Ka Keung
          Professor Chan Ka-keung, SBS, JP is the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, the chairman of the KCRC, and member of Hong Kong International Theme Parks Board of Directors.-Education:...
          
          , SBS, JP)
      14. Secretary for Development
          Secretary for Development
          The Secretary for Development of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for planning, land development and public works related development policy in Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolios of Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works...
          
           (Carrie Lam, JP)
      15. Secretary for the Environment
          Secretary for the Environment
          The Secretary for Environment of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for environment protection policy in Hong Kong. The position was created in 2007 to replace portions of the previous portfolio of Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works....
          
           (Edward Yau
          Edward Yau
          Edward Yau Tang-wah, GBS, JP is the Secretary for the Environment in the Hong Kong Government. He joined the civil service as an Administrative Officer in 1981....
          
          , JP)
      16. Secretary for Transport and Housing
          Secretary for Transport and Housing
          The Secretary for Transport and Housing is responsible for transport and housing related issues. The position was created in 2007 to replace the previous positions of Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works and Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands.-External links:**...
          
           (Eva Cheng
          Eva Cheng
          Eva Cheng Yu-wah, JP is the Secretary for Transport and Housing and the chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Authority in the Hong Kong Government...
          
          , JP)
      17. Lau Kong-wah, JP
      18. Lau Wong-fat , GBS, JP
      19. Lawrence Lau, JP
      20. Anna Wu
          Anna Wu
          Anna Wu Hung-yuk , SBS, JP is a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. She is a solicitor and graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong....
          
          , SBS, JP
      21. Marjorie Yang
          Marjorie Yang
          Marjorie Yang Mun-tak is a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong.She is Chairwoman of the Esquel Group, the world's biggest cotton shirt-maker, which was founded by her father in 1978, as well as independent non-executive director of HSBC, Swire Pacific and Novartis AG...
          
          , JP
      22. V-nee Yeh
          V-nee Yeh
          V Nee Yeh is a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He graduated from Milton Academy, Cum Laude '77;Williams College, BA' 81 Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude and Columbia Law School, JD '84, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar He is a co-founder and honorary chairman of Value Partners...
          
          , JP
      23. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
          Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
          The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development , head of Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, is responsible for promoting the commerce and economic development in Hong Kong...
          
            (Gregory So
          Gregory So
          Gregory So Kam-leung is the current Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong.-Education:So holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Carleton University and a double degree of Master of business administration and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa.-Early...
          
          , JP)
      24. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
          Secretary for Constitutional Affairs
          The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs is the head of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, which is responsible for promoting the Basic Law, constitutional affairs, electoral development, and coordinate liaison between the Hong Kong government and the relevant mainland...
          
           (Raymond Tam
          Raymond Tam
          Raymond Tam Chi-yuen is one of the undersecretaries appointed by the Government of Hong Kong in 2008. He has an educational background in engineering, and has worked in various capacities in the civil service since 1987.-Education:...
          
          , JP)
7. Other principal officials:
   1. Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption
      Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption
      The Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption is responsible to monitor corruption and moral standards for public and private realm in Hong Kong...
      
       (Timothy Tong
      Timothy Tong
      Timothy Tong born in 1950, is the current Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption for the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong. Prior to that, he was Commissioner of Customs and Excise for the Customs and Excise Department of Hong Kong.Tong studied at Diocesan...
      
      , JP)
   2. Commissioner of Police
      Commissioner of Police (Hong Kong)
      The commissioner of police heads the Hong Kong Police Force and reports to the secretary for security.-Chiefs of the police force:The commissioner is the current head of the Hong Kong Police.*Chief magistrates**1841 – Captain William Caine...
      
       (Andy Tsang, PDSM)
   3. Director of Audit
      Director of Audit (Hong Kong)
      The role of the Director of Audit is to ensure the financial order of the Hong Kong Government and heads the Audit Commission. This role is similar to that of Auditors General or auditors in other jurisdictions...
      
       (Benjamin Tang
      Benjamin Tang
      Benjamin Tang, JP is the current Director of Audit of Audit Commission of Hong Kong.-Background:Benjamin Tang graduated from University of Hong Kong in Economics and Sociology, he joined the Hong Kong civil service as an Administrative Officer in October 1974...
      
      , JP)
   4. Commissioner of Customs and Excise
      Commissioner of Customs and Excise
      The Commissioner of Customs and Excise is the head of the Customs and Excise Department, which is responsible for monitoring the movement of goods into and out of Hong Kong, customs and excise, duties and investigation of pirated products....
      
       (Richard Yuen
      Richard Yuen
      Richard Yuen Ming-fai, JP is the current Commissioner of Customs and Excise for the Customs and Excise Department of Hong Kong.-Background:Richard Yuen joined the Administrative Service in August 1980...
      
      , JP)
   5. Director of Immigration
      Director of Immigration
      The Director of Immigration is the head of the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Government, which is responsible for immigration issues and controlling entry ports into Hong Kong.-List of Directors of Immigration:* J. Moore...
      
       (Eric Chan
      Eric Chan
      -Early life:Chan studied in CCC Heep Woh College from 1972 to 1976. In 1982, he graduated from Hong Kong Shue Yan University. During the year of his services, he completed a Bachelor degree in Law at Tsinghua University.-Career:...
      
      , IDSM)
8. Other members of the Court of Final Appeal and Chief Judge of the High Court
   High Court (Hong Kong)
   The High Court in Hong Kong consists of the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance. It deals with criminal and civil cases which have risen beyond the lower courts. It was named the Supreme Court before 1997.- High Court Building :...
   
   :
   1. Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal:
      1. Kemal Bokhary
         Kemal Bokhary
         Syed Kemal Shah Bokhary is a judge in Hong Kong. , he serves as one of the three Permanent Judges of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal.-Early life and family:...
         
         
      2. Patrick Chan
         Patrick Chan (judge)
         Patrick Chan Siu-oi is a judge in Hong Kong. He is currently one of the three Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal.-Early life and education:...
         
         
      3. Robert Ribeiro
         Robert Ribeiro
         Robert Ribeiro is a Hong Kong judge and honorary lecturer in law at the University of Hong Kong. He is currently serving one of the three permanent judges for the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.-Early life and education:...
         
         
   2. Non-Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal:
      1. Gerald Nazareth
         Gerald Nazareth
         Gerald Paul Nazareth, GBS is a senior judge in Hong Kong and Bermuda.-Judicial career:Nazareth is one of the non-permanent judges of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.-Honours:...
         
         , GBS
      2. John B. Mortimer
         John B. Mortimer
         John Barry Mortimer, GBS is a senior judge in Hong Kong.-Judicial career:Mortimer is one of the non-permanent judges of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.-References:...
         
         , GBS
      3. Henry Litton
         Henry Litton
         Henry Litton CBE, GBM is a retired judge in Hong Kong.Born into a Eurasian family in Hong Kong, Henry Litton excelled in school during his early years in England and was educated in King's College, Taunton and Merton College, Oxford, where he graduated with honors in jurisprudence.After passing...
         
         , GBM, JP
      4. Robert Tang
         Robert Tang
         Robert Tang Ching, SBS is currently one of the non-permanent judges of the Court of Final Appeal and vice president of the Court of Appeal in Hong Kong.-Early life and education:Born in Shanghai, Robert Tang received his education in England...
         
         , SBS, JP
      5. Frank Stock
         Frank Stock
         Frank Stock, JP is currently one of the non-permanent judges of the Court of Final Appeal and vice president of the Court of Appeal in Hong Kong.-Early life and education:Born in Zimbabwe, Frank Stock received his education in England...
         
         , JP
      6. Michael Hartmann
         Michael Hartmann (judge)
         The Hon Mr Justice Michael John Hartmann JA NPJ is a Hong Kong judge serving in the Court of Appeal of the High Court of the territory, and as a local non-permanent judge in the territory's highest court, the Court of Final Appeal. He was born in Bombay , British India on 24th July 1944 and...
         
         
      7. Anthony Mason
      8. Lord Hoffmann
         Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann
         Leonard Hubert "Lenny" Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, PC is a retired senior British judge. He served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1995 to 2009...
         
         
      9. Gerard Brennan
         Gerard Brennan
         Sir Francis Gerard Brennan, AC, KBE, QC , is an Australian lawyer, judge and 10th Chief Justice of Australia. He is father to Jesuit priest and lawyer Frank Brennan....
         
         
      10. Lord Millett
          Peter Millett, Baron Millett
          Peter Julian Millett, Baron Millett, PC, QC is a British former judge and barrister.The son of Denis and Adele Millett was educated at Harrow School, London and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he received a Master of Arts in classics and law in 1954. From 1955 to 1957, he served as Flying Officer...
          
          
      11. Lord Woolf of Barnes
          Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf
          Harry Kenneth Woolf, Baron Woolf, PC, FBA, , born 2 May 1933, was Master of the Rolls from 1996 until 2000 and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2000 until 2005. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 made him the first Lord Chief Justice to be President of the Courts of England and Wales...
          
          
      12. Lord Scott of Foscote
          Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote
          Richard Rashleigh Folliott Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote PC, QC , is a British judge, who formerly held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.-Early life:...
          
          
      13. Michael McHugh
          Michael McHugh
          Michael Hudson McHugh, AC, QC is a former justice of the High Court of Australia; the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.-Judicial Activity:...
          
          
      14. Thomas Gault
          Thomas Gault
          Sir Thomas Munro Gault, KNZM, QC, PC was a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and is a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom as well as a non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong....
          
          
      15. Murray Gleeson
          Murray Gleeson
          Anthony Murray Gleeson AC QC is a former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.-Biography:Gleeson was born in Wingham, New South Wales, the eldest of four children...
          
          , AC
      16. Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe
          Robert Walker, Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe
          Robert Walker, Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe, PC, QC is an English barrister and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom...
          
          
      17. Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
      18. Lord Collins of Mapesbury
      19. Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony
   3. Chief Judge of the High Court (Andrew Cheung
      Andrew Cheung
      Andrew Cheung Kui-nung is currently the Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong.-Early life and education:Born in Hong Kong, Cheung graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1983 and received his Postgraduate Certificate in Laws in 1984...
      
      )
9. Other members of the Legislative Council
   Legislative Council of Hong Kong
   The Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong.-History:The Legislative Council of Hong Kong was set up in 1843 as a colonial legislature under British rule...
   
   
   1. Albert Ho
      Albert Ho
      Albert Ho Chun-yan . He is currently secretary general of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China and chairman of the Democratic Party. He is a solicitor and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong....
      
      
   2. Raymond Ho
      Raymond Ho
      Raymond Ho Chung Tai, SBS, JP, is the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , representing engineering industry in functional constituencies seats....
      
      , SBS, JP
   3. Lee Cheuk-yan
   4. David Li
      David Li
      Sir David Li Kwok-po, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP is a Hong Kong banker and politician.He is the current Chairman and Chief Executive of the Bank of East Asia, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and former member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong....
      
      , GBM, GBS, JP
   5. Fred Li
      Fred Li
      Fred Li Wah-ming, SBS, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the constituency of Kowloon East. He was a member of the Kwun Tong District Council....
      
      , SBS, JP
   6. Margaret Ng
      Margaret Ng
      Dr Margaret Ng Ngoi Yee is a politician, barrister, writer and columnist in Hong Kong. She has been a member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong since 1995....
      
      
   7. James To
      James To
      James To Kun-sun is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the Kowloon West constituency. James To was also a member of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council until 2007.-Views, policy positions and Legco voting:...
      
      
   8. Cheung Man Kwong
      Cheung Man Kwong
      Cheung Man Kwong , born 15 September 1954 in Hong Kong with family roots in Taishan, Guangdong) is a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council representing the Education functional constituency. He is a member of Hong Kong Democratic Party and chairman of Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union...
      
      
   9. Chan Kam-lam, SBS, JP
   10. Sophie Leung
       Sophie Leung
       Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun, GBS, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the Textiles and Garment functional constituency. She is a member of "3L," or Economic Synergy.She works as a director in her garment company...
       
       , GBS, JP
   11. Leung Yiu-chung
   12. Philip Wong
       Philip Wong
       Philip Wong Yu-hong, GBS . He is a legislator in Hong Kong as a member of the legislative council Philip Wong Yu-hong, GBS (Chinese: 黃宜弘; born December 23, 1938, Quanzhou, Fujian, China). He is a legislator in Hong Kong as a member of the legislative council Philip Wong Yu-hong, GBS (Chinese: 黃宜弘;...
       
       , GBS
   13. Wong Yung-kan, SBS, JP
   14. Miriam Lau
       Miriam Lau
       Miriam Lau Kin Yee, GBS, OBE, JP , former married name Miriam Lau Lau Kin Yee, is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , representing the transport industry functional constituency...
       
       , GBS, JP
   15. Emily Lau
       Emily Lau
       Emily Lau Wai-hing JP is one of two vice-chairmen of Democratic Party.She was the convenor of The Frontier...
       
       , JP
   16. Andrew Cheng
       Andrew Cheng
       Andrew Cheng Kar Foo BA, MA, MEd, PCLL is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories East geographical constituency. He was a founder member of the Democratic Party, a member of Southern District Council between 1994 to 1999...
       
       
   17. Timothy Fok
       Timothy Fok
       Timothy Fok Tsun-ting , GBS, JP, the eldest son of Henry Fok, is a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication functional constituency...
       
       , GBS, JP
   18. Tam Yiu-chung, GBS, JP
   19. Abraham Razack, SBS, JP
   20. Li Fung Ying
       Li Fung Ying
       Li Fung-ying, BBS, JP is one of the active unionists in Hong Kong. She is the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , representing labour industry in functional constituencies seats...
       
       , BBS, JP
   21. Tommy Cheung
       Tommy Cheung
       Tommy Cheung Yu-yan, SBS, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , representing the catering industry in functional constituencies seats. He was a member of the Liberal Party.-Career:...
       
       , SBS, JP
   22. Frederick Fung
       Frederick Fung
       Frederick Fung Kin-kee SBS, JP is the former chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood , a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong...
       
       , SBS, JP
   23. Audrey Eu
       Audrey Eu
       Yuet Mee Audrey Eu , LLB, LLM, SC, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the former leader of the Civic Party.-Education and legal career:...
       
       , SC, JP
   24. Vincent Fang
       Vincent Fang (Hong Kong)
       Vincent Fang Kang, SBS, JP is a Hong Kong entrepreneur in the garment industry. He is currently the CEO of Toppy Company Limited, a garment company in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. He attended Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, an eminent all boys Jesuit secondary school in Hong Kong...
       
       , SBS, JP
   25. Wong Kwok-hing
   26. Lee Wing-tat
   27. Joseph Lee, SBS, JP
   28. Jeffrey Lam
       Jeffrey Lam
       Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung, SBS, MBE, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , representing the Commercial functional constituency. He was a long-term member of Hong Kong's Liberal Party, and, in September 2008, was nominated as the party's chairman, following the resignation of James...
       
       , SBS, JP
   29. Andrew Leung
       Andrew Leung
       Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen, SBS, JP is the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , representing the Industrial functional constituency. He is a member of 3L, or Economic Synergy.-Political career:Leung is Chairman of both the and the...
       
       , SBS, JP
   30. Cheung Hok Ming
       Cheung Hok Ming
       Cheung Hok-ming, SBS, JP is a councillor in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories West constituency. He is also the chairman of Tai Po District Council and the vice-chairman of Heung Yee Kuk...
       
       , GBS, JP
   31. Wong Ting-kwong, BBS, JP
   32. Ronny Tong
       Ronny Tong
       Ronny Tong Ka-wah QC, SC is a Senior Counsel and current member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , representing the New Territories East constituency. He is also a member of the Civic Party Executive Committee....
       
       , SC
   33. Chim Pui Chung
       Chim Pui Chung
       Chim Pui Chung is the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , representing financial services industry in functional constituencies seats...
       
       
   34. Patrick Lau
       Patrick Lau
       Patrick Lau Sau-shing, SBS, JP is an award-winning Hong Kong architect, legislative councilor, educator and civil servant.He is currently a representative on the Legislative Council of Hong Kong as a member for the Architectural, Surveying and Planning Functional Constituency, as well as a member...
       
       , SBS, JP
   35. Kam Nai-wai
       Kam Nai-wai
       Kam Nai-wai MH is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong . He is a founding member of the Democratic Party, and the member of Central and Western District Council...
       
       , MH
       Medal of Honour
       The Medal of Honour is part of the honours system in Hong Kong. It was created in 1997 to replace the British honours system after the transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China and the establishment of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region...
       
       
   36. Cyd Ho
       Cyd Ho
       Cyd Ho Sau-lan is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island constituency.Cyd Ho is a founding member of The Frontier, a pro-democracy political group, and since 2006, founding councillor of the World Future Council....
       
       
   37. Starry Lee
       Starry Lee
       Starry Lee Wai-king is the member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the constituency of Kowloon West. She is also a member of Kowloon City's District Council. She is currently the second-youngest member in LegCo, after Gary Chan...
       
       
   38. Lam Tai-fai
       Lam Tai-fai
       Lam Tai-fai, BBS, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong . He is also an appointed member of the Shatin District Council and serves on the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.Lam Tai-fai was formerly managing director of Peninsula Knitters...
       
       , BBS, JP
   39. Gary Chan
       Gary Chan
       Gary Chan Hak-kan is currently the youngest member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. He represents the New Territories East constituency...
       
       
   40. Paul Chan
       Paul Chan
       Paul Chan Mo Po, MH, JP is the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong . He is an accountant and the former President of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants . He holds a BBA and a MBA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong...
       
       , MH, JP
   41. Chan Kin-por
       Chan Kin-por
       Chan Kin-por, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong .After serving as the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong office of Munich Re for four years, KP became a member of the Munich Re China Advisory Board to allow himself more time and energy in serving the general public in the...
       
       , JP
   42. Priscilla Leung
       Priscilla Leung
       Priscilla Leung Mei-fun is a Legislative Councillor, representing the Kowloon West constituency. She is also a member of Kowloon City District Council...
       
       
   43. Leung Ka-lau
   44. Cheung Kwok Che
       Cheung Kwok Che
       Peter Cheung Kwok-che is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong .He is a social worker at Hong Kong Caritas Service for Young People and President of the Hong Kong Social Workers General Union...
       
       
   45. Nelson Wong
   46. Wong Kwok-kin
       Wong Kwok-kin
       Wong Kwok-kin, BBS is the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the Kowloon East constituency.He is chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions and the member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong...
       
       , BBS
   47. Ip Wai Ming
       Ip Wai Ming
       Ip Wai-ming, MH is the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in functional constituency . He is the labour representative of the Labour Advisory Board of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions.-References:...
       
       , MH
   48. Ip Kwok-him, GBS, JP
   49. Regina Ip
       Regina Ip
       Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, GBS JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , as well as the co-founder and current chairwoman of the New People's Party and Savantas Policy Institute....
       
       , GBS, JP
   50. Pan Pey-chyou
   51. Paul Tse
       Paul Tse
       Paul Tse Wai-chun is a Hong Kong solicitor, who advertises himself as the "Superman of Law". He also owns a small travel agency and was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the tourism functional constituency in the 2008 legislative election...
       
       
   52. Samson Tam
       Samson Tam
       Samson Tam Wai Ho, JP is an elected member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong . He is the chairman and one of the founders of Group Sense Limited, the manufacturer of "Instant-Dict" Chinese-English electronic dictionary...
       
       , JP
   53. Alan Leong
       Alan Leong
       Kah Kit Alan Leong , SC is a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, representing the Kowloon East geographical constituency and leader of the Civic Party. He is also vice-chairperson of the Independent Police Complaints Council.-Early career:...
       
       , SC
   54. Leung Kwok-hung
       Leung Kwok-hung
       Leung Kwok-hung , also known as Long Hair , is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , a founding member of the League of Social Democrats and a democratic political activist.-Biography:Leung is a self-proclaimed Trotskyist and a member of April Fifth Action, a radical socialist...
       
       
   55. Tanya Chan
       Tanya Chan
       Tanya Chan Suk-chong is a Legislative Councillor and is a member of the Central and Western District Council of Hong Kong...
       
       
   56. Albert Chan
       Albert Chan
       The Honourable Albert Wai-yip Chan , born 3 March 1955 in Hong Kong) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories West constituency, except for the periods 1997-2000 and Jan-May 2011. Chan is also a member of the Tsuen Wan District Council...
       
       
   57. Raymond Wong
10. Consuls-General (Foreign country diplomats to Hong Kong)
11. Religious leaders:
    1. Archbishop of Hong Kong
       Archbishop of Hong Kong
       The Archbishop of Hong Kong is the senior bishop, spiritual and moral leader of the Anglican Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. The archbishop is also Primate of Hong Kong , and both incumbents have, coincidentally, also been Bishop of Hong Kong Island...
       
        (Paul Kwong
       Paul Kwong
       Paul Kwong is the second Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui and Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island. He was elected and consecrated the bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, on December 30, 2005, and March 25, 2006, respectively...
       
       )
    2. President of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association
       Hong Kong Buddhist Association
       Hong Kong Buddhist Association is a Buddhist organisation in Hong Kong founded in 1945. It promotes Buddhism in Hong Kong and provides a series of charity services in Hong Kong, including education, medical, child care, youth activities, elderly care and burial....
       
        (Sik Kok Kwong
       Sik Kok Kwong
       Sik Kok Kwong GBS is a Buddhist monk from Hong Kong and the current president of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association...
       
       , GBS)
    3. Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong (John Tong Hon
       John Tong Hon
       John Tong Hon is a bishop of the Catholic Church. In his youth, he spent ten years living in Huadu, Guangzhou before returning to Hong Kong. He earned a master's degree in philosophy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong before going on to doctoral studies at the Pontifical Urbaniana...
       
       , JP)
    4. President of the Confucian Academy (Tong Yun-kai, BBS)
    5. Chairman of the Chinese Muslim
       Islam in Hong Kong
       Islam is practiced in Hong Kong by about 250,000 Muslims. About 10,000 of the Muslim families in Hong Kong are 'local boy' families, Muslims of mixed Chinese and South Asian ancestry descended from early Muslim South Asian immigrants who took local Chinese wives and brought their children up as...
       
        Cultural and Fraternal Association (Tuet Che-yin, BBS)
    6. Chairman of the Hong Kong Christian Council (Nicholas Tai)
    7. Chairman of the Hong Kong Taoist Association (Tong Wai-ki, BBS, MH)
12. Recipients of the Grand Bauhinia Medal
    Grand Bauhinia Medal
    The Grand Bauhinia Medal the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system, is to recognise the selected person's lifelong and highly significant contribution to the well-being of Hong Kong. The awardee is entitled to the postnominal letters GBM and the style "The Honorable"...
    
    :
    1. Lee Quo-wei
       Lee Quo-wei
       Sir Quo-wei Lee, GBM, CBE, JP is a famous businessman in Hong Kong. He has been the director of Hang Seng Bank and the Chinese University of Hong Kong....
       
       , GBM, JP
    2. Simon Li, GBM
    3. Elsie Tu
       Elsie Tu
       Elsie Hume Elliot Tu or Elsie Tu , GBM, CBE, is a prominent social activist, former elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong, and former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong...
       
       , GBM
    4. Tsang Hin-chi, GBM
    5. Chung Sze-yuen, GBM, JP
    6. Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales
       Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales
       Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales , GBM, OBE, JP, often shortened to A. de O. Sales, is Chairman of the Hong Kong Olympic Academy and Honorary Life President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong. He was also a member of the...
       
       , GBM, JP
    7. Ng Hong-mun, GBM
    8. Run Run Shaw
       Run Run Shaw
       Sir Run Run Shaw CBE, GBM is a Hong Kong media mogul.-Overview:Sir Run Run Shaw was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China in 1907. There has been no official or formal announcement on the exact day and month of his birth. According to A&C Black published Who's Who 2007, Shaw Run Run was born on 14...
       
       , GBM
    9. Wong Po-yan, GBM, JP
    10. Anson Chan
        Anson Chan
        Anson Maria Elizabeth Chan Fang On-sang GBM GCMG CBE JP was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Hong Kong Island, succeeding the late legislator Ma Lik....
        
        , GBM, JP
    11. Yang Ti-liang
        Yang Ti-liang
        Dato Seri Paduka Sir Ti-liang Yang, GBM, SPMB, JP , also known as Sir TL, is a retired senior judge in Hong Kong...
        
        , GBM, JP
    12. William Purves, GBM
    13. Mo Kwan-nin, GBM
    14. Louis Cha, GBM
    15. Jao Tsung-I, GBM
    16. Li Ka-shing, GBM, JP
    17. Yeung Kwong
        Yeung Kwong
        Yeung Kwong, GBM is a Hong Kong Communist activist and murderer in the 1960s. He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2001, when the Hong Kong government was under chief executive Tung Chee-Hwa, who has close ties to the PRC government...
        
        , GBM
    18. Elsie Leung
        Elsie Leung
        Elsie Leung Oi-sie, GBM JP, was the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong from 1997 to 2005, and was a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. She was succeeded by Wong Yan Lung, SC, on 20 October 2005.-Education:...
        
        , GBM, JP
    19. David Akers-Jones
        David Akers-Jones
        Sir David Akers-Jones, KBE, CMG, GBM, JP was the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong from 1985 to 1987, and was briefly Acting Governor of Hong Kong.-Biography:...
        
        , GBM, JP
    20. Chiang Chen, GBM
    21. Tung Chee Hwa
        Tung Chee Hwa
        Tung Chee Hwa, GBM was the first Chief Executive and President of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China....
        
        , GBM
    22. Rita Fan
        Rita Fan
        Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBM GBS CBE JP was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong after the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom in 1997. She was the first woman to hold that position....
        
        , GBM, GBS, JP
    23. Rafael Hui
        Rafael Hui
        Rafael Hui Si-yan, GBM GBS JP was the former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong and a former career civil servant. Hui has been dubbed "Old Master Hui" and "Fat Dragon" . Hui was appointed as a Justice of the Peace on 1986 and received the honour of Gold Bauhinia Star in 1998.Hui...
        
        , GBM, GBS, JP
    24. Lee Shau-kee, GBM
    25. Andrew Li
        Andrew Li
        Andrew Li Kwok-nang, CBE, GBM, JP is the former Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, a post he held from the 1997 Hong Kong handover until 31 August 2010 inclusive. He is succeeded by Geoffrey Ma.-Early life and education:...
        
        , GBM, JP
    26. Henry Hu, GBM, GBS, JP
    27. Cheng Yu-tung
        Cheng Yu-tung
        Cheng Yu-tung GBM is a Hong Kong billionaire with extensive business dealings and real estate interests in both Hong Kong and Macau. He owns the privately-held Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, a conglomerate which operates the Sheraton Marina hotel and controls the publicly listed New World group...
        
        , GBM
    28. Chan Sui-kau, GBM, GBS, JP
    29. Henry Tang
        Henry Tang
        Henry Tang Ying-yen, GBM, GBS, JP was the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong until his resignation in September 2011. He is a candidate in the Hong Kong Chief Executive election of 2012, and believed to be preferred by Beijing....
        
        , GBM, GBS, JP
    30. Hari Harilela
        Hari Harilela
        Hari Naroomal Harilela, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP, is chairman of the Harilela Group in Hong Kong. The group runs businesses ranging from hotel and real estate investment to import and export trading.-Career:...
        
        , GBM, GBS, JP
    31. Joseph Yam
        Joseph Yam
        The Honourable Joseph Yam Chi-kwong, GBM, GBS, CBE, JP is a Hong Kong statistician, economist and civil servant. Yam was the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority from April 1993 to 1 October 2009.-Biography:...
        
        , GBM, GBS, JP
    32. Stanley Ho
        Stanley Ho
        Stanley Ho, GBM, GLM, GBS, GML, OBE , also known as Ho Hung Sun, Stanley Ho Hung Sun, is an entrepreneur in Hong Kong and Macau. Ho is sometimes nicknamed "The King of Gambling", reflecting the government-granted monopoly he held of the Macau gambling industry for 40 years...
        
        , GBM, GBS
    33. Victor Fung
        Victor Fung
        Victor Fung Kwok-king , GBS , is the Group Chairman of Li & Fung group of companies. Together with his brother William, he owns a controlling stake of 32% in the business, which was founded by his grandfather....
        
        , GBM, GBS
    34. Tin Ka-ping, GBM
    35. Charles K. Kao
        Charles K. Kao
        The Honorable Sir Charles Kuen Kao, GBM, KBE, FRS, FREng is a pioneer in the development and use of fiber optics in telecommunications...
        
        , GBM
    36. Leung Chun-ying, GBM, GBS, JP
    37. Allan Zeman
        Allan Zeman
        Allan Zeman GBM, GBS, JP is a Hong Kong billionaire businessman. He was born in Germany, raised in Canada and is of Jewish descent. He is known in Hong Kong as the Father of Lan Kwai Fong ....
        
        , GBM, GBS, JP
13. Heads of universities
    1. President of the City University of Hong Kong
       City University of Hong Kong
       City University of Hong Kong is a comprehensive research university in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university in 1994. It has achieved fast growth in recent years and received international recognition for its academic achievements...
       
        (Kuo Way
       Kuo Way
       Professor Way Kuo is the current President and University Distinguished Professor of the City University of Hong Kong...
       
       , JP)
    2. President and Vice-Chancellor of the Hong Kong Baptist University
       Hong Kong Baptist University
       Hong Kong Baptist University is a publicly-funded tertiary institution with a Christian education heritage. It is the sole surviving institution of 13 major Christian universities that once operated on the Chinese mainland,...
       
        (Albert Chan)
    3. President of the Lingnan University
       Lingnan University (Hong Kong)
       The Lingnan University is a public liberal arts university in Hong Kong. It was granted full university status on 30 July 1999.The Lingnan University administration believes that it provides students with a quality education distinguished by the best liberal arts tradition from both East and West...
       
        (Chan Yuk-shee
       Chan Yuk-shee
       Professor Chan Yuk-shee, BBS, JP is the current President of Lingnan University of Hong Kong. He was appointed to replace Professor Edward Chen to be the university president in 2007...
       
       , BBS, JP)
    4. Vice-Chancellor/President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
       Chinese University of Hong Kong
       The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a research-led university in Hong Kong.CUHK is the only tertiary education institution in Hong Kong with Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, including Chen Ning Yang, James Mirrlees, Robert Alexander Mundell and Charles K. Kao...
       
        (Joseph Sung
       Joseph Sung
       Professor Joseph Jao-yiu Sung, SBS is the Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong ,. He was the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, the Chair Professor of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Head of the Shaw...
       
       , SBS)
    5. President of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
       Hong Kong Polytechnic University
       The Hong Kong Polytechnic University specialises in professional education in Hong Kong. The University’s teaching units are grouped under six faculties and two schools; the Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles, Faculty of Business, Faculty of Construction and Environment, Faculty of...
       
        (Timothy W. Tong
       Timothy W. Tong
       Professor Timothy K.M. Tong is the current President of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He succeeded Professor Poon Chung Kwong to take the president position in January 2009...
       
       , JP)
    6. President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
       Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
       The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Hong Kong. Established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Chapter 1141 , it is one of the nine universities in Hong Kong.Professor Tony F. Chan is the president of HKUST...
       
        (Tony F. Chan
       Tony F. Chan
       Tony Fan-Cheong Chan is a Hong Kong-born mathematician and President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology since 1 September 2009.He succeeded Chu Ching-wu who retired from HKUST in August 2009....
       
       )
    7. Vice-Chancellor and President the University of Hong Kong (Tsui Lap-chee, JP)
    8. President of the Open University of Hong Kong
       Open University of Hong Kong
       The Open University of Hong Kong is a Hong Kong university providing sub-degree, degree and postgraduate courses leading to awards and qualifications principally through a system of open access and distance education....
       
        (John Leong, SBS, JP)
    9. President of the Hong Kong Shue Yan University (Henry Hu)
14. Other members of the High Court:
    1. Justices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal
       Court of Appeal (Hong Kong)
       The Court of Appeal deals with appeals on all civil and criminal cases from the Court of First Instance and the District Courts of Hong Kong. It is one of two courts that makes up the High Court of Hong Kong....
       
       
       1. Wally Yeung
       2. Peter Cheung
       3. Maria Yuen
       4. Susan Kwan
       5. Joseph Paul Fok
       6. Carlye Chu
    2. Judges of the Court of First Instance
       Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)
       The Court of First Instance is one of two courts in the High Court of Hong Kong. The court has unlimited jurisdiction in both civil and criminal matters...
       
       
15. Public commissioners:
    1. Chairman of the Public Service Commission (Nicholas Ng, GBS, JP)
    2. The Ombudsman (Alan Lai, GBS, JP)
16. Consuls-in-Charge/Honorary Consuls
    Consul (representative)
    The political title Consul is used for the official representatives of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the peoples of the two countries...
    
     (Foreign country diplomats to Hong Kong)
17. Permanent Secretaries, Officials of Directorate Grade 6 Rank and above
    1. Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
       Hong Kong Monetary Authority
       The Hong Kong Monetary Authority or HKMA is Hong Kong's central banking institution . It is a government authority founded on 1 April 1993 via the consolidation of "Office of the Exchange Fund" and the "Office of the Commissioner of Banking"...
       
        (Norman Chan
       Norman Chan
       Norman Chan , CHAN Tak-Lam Norman, SBS, JP , is a Chinese banker, treasury official, and civil servant. Chan currently serves as the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, a position he has held since on 1 October 2009, following the retirement of his predecessor, Joseph Yam...
       
       , SBS, JP)
    2. Director of the Chief Executive’s Office
       Office of the Chief Executive
       Office of the Chief Executive or CEO is one of the government agencies for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It consists of the immediate staff of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong and multiple levels of support staff reporting to the Chief Executive...
       
        (Gabriel Leung, JP)
    3. Head of the Central Policy Unit
       Central Policy Unit
       The Central Policy Unit , established in 1989, is responsible for advising the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.-Senior staff:Head, CPU* Professor Lau Siu-kai Deputy Head, CPU* Mr Robin IPMembers...
       
        (Lau Siu Kai
       Lau Siu Kai
       Prof Lau Siu Kai is a sociologist from Hong Kong. He graduated from The University of Hong Kong, and taught at the Department of Sociology of The Chinese University of Hong Kong after getting a PhD degree from the University of Minnesota. During his tenure at CUHK he was also associate director of...
       
       , JP)
    4. Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Sandra Lee
       Sandra Lee (Hong Kong)
       Sandra Lee is the Permanent Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food in the Hong Kong Government.As such she and Stella Hung, the Permanent Secretary for Food and Health , are the civil service counterparts to the Secretary for Food and Health, York Chow.Lee was appointed Secretary for Economic...
       
       , JP)
    5. Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Francis Ho, JP)
    6. Judiciary Administrator (Emma Lau, JP)
    7. Permanent Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (Joshua Law, JP)
    8. Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service (Raymond Wong
       Raymond Wong (civil servant)
       Raymong Wong Hung-chiu , is the current Permanent Secretary for Education of Hong Kong.-Background:Wong was joined the Government in the Administrative Service in August 1980, served in various bureaux and departments, including the Security Branch Commissioner for Narcotics from January to...
       
       , JP)
    9. Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Andrew Wong, JP)
    10. Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Stanley Ying, JP)
    11. Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Paul Tang, JP)
    12. Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs (Raymond Young, JP)
    13. Permanent Secretary for Security (Chang King-yiu, JP)
    14. Permanent Secretary for the Environment / Director of Environmental Protection (Anissa Wong, JP)
    15. Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Au King-chi, JP)
    16. Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing / Director of Housing (Duncan Pescod, JP)
    17. Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Marion Lai, JP)
    18. Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Elizabeth Tse, JP)
    19. Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands) (Thomas Chow, JP)
    20. Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) (Wai Chi-sing, JP)
    21. Permanent Secretary for Education (Cherry Tse, JP)
    22. Director of Home Affairs (Pamela Tan, JP)
    23. Director of Health (Lam Ping-yan, JP)
    24. Director-General of Civil Aviation (Norman Lo, JP)
    25. Law Officer (Civil Law) (Benedict Lai, JP)
    26. Director of Marine (Roger Tupper, JP)
    27. Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
        Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
        The Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation is the head of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the Hong Kong Government.-List of Directors:* Gavin J Hoult* Lessie Wei* Alan Wong Chi-kong...
        
         (Alan Wong Chi-kong, JP)
    28. Law Draftsman (Eamonn Moran, JP)
    29. Law Officer (International Law) (Amelia Luk, JP)
    30. Director of Lands (Annie Tam, JP)
    31. Director of Fire Services (Gregory Lo, FSDSM)
    32. Director of Water Supplies (Ma Lee-tak, JP)
    33. Permanent Representative to Geneva Office
        United Nations Office at Geneva
        The United Nations Office at Geneva is the second-largest of the four major office sites of the United Nations...
        
         (Martin Glass, JP)
    34. Director of Administration (Jennifer Mak, JP)
    35. Commissioner for Transport (Joseph Lai)
    36. Director of Administration and Development in Department of Justice (Susie Ho, JP)
    37. Director-General of Investment Promotion (Simon Galpin)
    38. Director-General of Trade and Industry (Maria Kwan, JP)
    39. Commissioner for Labour (Warner Cheuk, JP)
    40. Commissioner for Tourism
        Commissioner for Tourism
        The Commissioner for Tourism heads the Tourism Commission of the Hong Kong Government, which reports to Economic Development Branch of the Economic Development and Labour Bureau...
        
         (Philip Yung, JP)
    41. Director of Leisure and Cultural Services (Betty Fung, JP)
    42. Commissioner of Inland Revenue (Chu Yam-yuen, JP)
    43. Director of Legal Aid (William Chan
        William Chan
        William Chan is a Hong Kong singer and a former member of the Cantopop group Sun Boy'z.In April 2008, it was announced by the EEG company that William will leave Sun Boy'z and pursue a solo career. The group disbanded six months after his departure....
        
        , JP)
    44. Director of Highways (Lau Ka Keung, JP)
    45. Solicitor General (Frank Poon, JP)
    46. Commissioner of Correctional Services
        Hong Kong Correctional Services
        Hong Kong Correctional Services is responsible for prisoners and prisons in Hong Kong. The Commissioner of Correctional Services reports to the Secretary for Security....
        
         (Sin Yat-kin, CSDSM)
    47. Director of the Beijing Office (Thomas Tso, JP)
    48. Commissioner for Innovation and Technology (Janet Wong, JP)
    49. Postmaster General
        Postmaster General
        A Postmaster General is a postmaster responsible for an entire mail distribution organization . The term may refer to:* Postmaster General of the United Kingdom* The head of the Hongkong Post...
        
         (Clement Cheung, JP)
    50. Director of Social Welfare (Patrick Nip, JP)
    51. Director of Information Services (Michael Wong Wai-lun, JP)
    52. Permanent Secretary of the Chief Executive’s Office (Kenneth Mak, JP)
    53. Director-General of Telecommunications (Eliza Lee, JP)
    54. Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs to USA (Donald Tong, JP)
    55. Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene (Clement Leung, JP)
    56. Director of Civil Engineering and Development (Hon Chi-keung, JP)
    57. Director of Public Prosecutions (Kevin Zervos
        Kevin Zervos
        Kevin Paul Zervos SC was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions of the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong SAR in March 2011, the culmination of 27 years' distinguished prosecutorial service in Australia and Hong Kong...
        
        , SC, JP)
    58. Government Chief Information Officer (vacant)
18. Judges of the District Court
    District Court (Hong Kong)
    The District Court is the lower court system in Hong Kong, having both criminal and civil jurisdictions. It is located in the Wanchai Law Courts, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road...
    
    :
    1. Chief Judge of the District Court (Li Hon-leung)
    2. Principal Family Court Judge (Bebe Chu)
    3. Other District Judges
19. District Council
    District Council of Hong Kong
    The District Councils, formerly District Boards until 1999, are the local councils for the 18 Districts of Hong Kong. Under the supervision of Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, they are consultative bodies on district administration and affairs.- History :In 1982, under the...
    
     Chairmen
20. Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
    Gold Bauhinia Star
    The Gold Bauhinia Star is the highest rank in Order of the Bauhinia Star in Hong Kong, created in 1997 to replace the British honours system of the Order of the British Empire after the transfer of sovereignty to People's Republic of China and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special...
    
    
    1. Joseph Wong
       Joseph Wong
       Joseph Wong Wing Ping GBS JP was the Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology and the Secretary for the Civil Service in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China....
       
       , GBS, JP
    2. Peter Woo
       Peter Woo
       Peter Woo Kwong Ching GBS, JP MBA is Chairman of Wheelock and Company Limited and The Wharf Holdings Limited.-Education and career:...
       
       , GBS, JP
    3. John Estmond Strickland
       John Estmond Strickland
       Hon. John Estmond Strickland, GBS, JP, the former Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. with responsibility for HSBC's operations in Asia Pacific, is a Hong Kong-based businessman and philanthropist...
       
       , GBS, JP
    4. Raymond Chow
       Raymond Chow
       Raymond Chow Man-Wai is a Hong Kong film producer, and presenter and was responsible for successfully launching martial arts and the Hong Kong cinema onto the international stage...
       
       , GBS
    5. Cheng Hon-kwan, GBS, JP
    6. ...
    7. ...
    8. Yvonne Choi, GBS, JP
    9. Anthony Rogers, GBS, JP
    10. Jack So
        Jack So
        Jack So Chak-kwong born in 1945 is the first and current Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Development Council.-Biography:Jack So assumed the Chairmanship of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council on 1 October 2007. In this capacity, he presides over a 19-member Council comprising representatives...
        
        , GBS
    11. Tang King Shing
        Tang King Shing
        Tang King-shing, PMSM, PDSM was the Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police force until 11th January 2011.-Biography:Tang joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1976 as a Probationary Inspector...
        
        , GBS, PDSM
    12. Xu Rongmao
        Xu Rongmao
        Xu Rongmao, JP , Hui Wing Mau in Cantonese translation, is the Chinese entrepreneur and billionaire, and the founder and the chairman of Shimao Property, one of the largest property developer in Shanghai.-Biography:Xu grew up in Fujian Province, the oldest of the eight children...
        
        , GBS, JP
    13. Doreen Le Pichon, GBS
    14. Rita Lau
        Rita Lau
        Rita Lau Ng Wai Lan or Rita Ng Wai Lan, GBS, JP is a Hong Kong Government senior civil servant. She was appointed Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development in July 2008 after her predecessor Frederick Ma resigned due to health reasons...
        
        , GBS
21. Justices of the Peace
22. Members of District Councils
    1. District Council Vice Chairmen
    2. Other District Council Members

External links

• Protocol Division Government Secretariat