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John Lee Government
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6th Government of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
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John Lee with his cabinet on 19 June 2022
Date formed1 July 2022;21 months ago (2022-07-01)
People and organisations
Head of state Xi Jinping
Head of government John Lee
Member parties DAB, FTU, BPA, NPP, LP
Status in legislature Pro-Beijing supermajority
Opposition partyNone
History
Election(s) 2022 Chief Executive election
Legislature term(s) 7th Legislative Council
Predecessor Lam government

The administration of John Lee as Chief Executive of Hong Kong, or Lee administration, officially referred to as "The 6th term Chief Executive of Hong Kong" relates to the period of governance of Hong Kong headed by Chief Executive John Lee, starting from 1 July 2022.

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Background and election

With the legislating of the National Security Law constraining the pro-democracy movement and the opposition camp, there was virtually no opposition in Hong Kong. [1] [2] [3] Legislation were passed in the legislature without obstacle, [4] especially after 2021 election which saw electoral changes being implemented afterwards, affecting the composition of the Legislative Council. [5]

In the 2022 Chief Executive election, John Lee, promoted from Secretary for Security to Chief Secretary for Administration a year ago, [6] received the approval of the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee [7] to stand in the election and was the sole candidate of the leadership race, backed by the pro-Beijing camp. [8] Receiving 99% of votes in the 1,461-member Election Committee, Lee was chosen as the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. [9]

Lee received the appointment from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on 30 May 2022. [10]

Cabinet

It was reported on 16 June 2022 that John Lee had decided on the members of his Executive Council. [11] The official list was announced on 19 June after the State Council [12] approved the nominations by Lee. [13] Four of the senior officials were under the United States sanctions after the imposition of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, [14] including Chief Secretary nominee Eric Chan, former Direction of Immigration. One-third of the cabinet ministers are from the civil service, although the two highest-ranking positions were occupied by former officers from Disciplined Services. Some believed the government will continue the focus on security. [15]

The Legislative Council passed a government restructuring package on 15 June, adding new deputies to the Chief Secretary, Financial Secretary and Secretary for Justice, as proposed by incoming Chief Executive John Lee. Two new bureaus were created, with some existing revamped to transfer responsibilities to the new departments. [16]

Ministry

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Chief Executive 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Chief Secretary for Administration 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Financial Secretary 16 January 2017Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for Justice 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Deputy Financial Secretary 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Deputy Secretary for Justice 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs 22 April 2020Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury 22 April 2020Incumbent  DAB
Secretary for Security 25 June 2021Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for Environment and Ecology 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for Health 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for Transport and Logistics 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for Development 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for Housing 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for the Civil Service 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for Education 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan
Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs 1 July 2022Incumbent  FTU
Secretary for Labour and Welfare 1 July 2022Incumbent  Nonpartisan

Executive Council non-official members

The new members of the Executive Council was announced on 22 June 2022. [17]

MembersAffiliationPortfolioAssumed officeLeft officeBorn inRef
Regina Ip NPP Non-official Convenor of the ExCo
Legislative Council Member & Chairlady of NPP		1 July 2017Incumbent1950
Arthur Li Nonpartisan Member of the Committee for the Basic Law of the HKSAR of the NPCSC 1 July 2012Incumbent1945
Jeffrey Lam BPA Legislative Council Member & Vice-Chairman of BPA17 October 2012Incumbent1951
Tommy Cheung Liberal Legislative Council Member, Chairman of Liberal Party25 November 2016Incumbent1949
Martin Liao Nonpartisan Legislative Council Member25 November 2016Incumbent1957
Joseph Yam Nonpartisan Executive Vice President of the China Society for Finance and Banking1 July 2017Incumbent1948
Ronny Tong Path of Democracy Senior Counsel & Convenor of Path of Democracy1 July 2017Incumbent1950
Lam Ching-choi Nonpartisan Chairman of the Elderly Commission1 July 2017Incumbent1960
Kenneth Lau BPA Legislative Council Member & Chairman of Heung Yee Kuk 1 July 2017Incumbent1966
Moses Cheng Nonpartisan Practicing solicitor
Chairman of the Council of HSUHK 		1 July 2022Incumbent1950
Margaret Leung Nonpartisan Treasurer of HKU
Former CEO of Hang Seng Bank Limited 		1 July 2022Incumbent1952
Chan Kin-por Nonpartisan Legislative Council Member1 July 2022Incumbent1954
Eliza Chan Nonpartisan Member of the National Committee of CPPCC 1 July 2022Incumbent1957
Ko Wing-man Nonpartisan Former Secretary for Food and Health 1 July 2022Incumbent1957
Ng Chau-pei FTU Legislative Council Member & President of FTU1 July 2022Incumbent1970
Gary Chan DAB Legislative Council Member & Vice-Chairman of DAB1 July 2022Incumbent1976

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  7. ↑ "Candidate Eligibility Review Committee announces lists of validly registered ex-officio members, validly nominated nominees and candidates for Election Committee". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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