First term of CY Leung as Chief Executive of Hong Kong
| Leung Chun-ying Government | |
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 5th cabinet of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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| Date formed | 1 July 2012 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Leung Chun-ying |
| Head of state |
Hu Jintao (until 2013) Xi Jinping (since 2013) |
| No. of ministers | 15 (until 2015) 16 (since 2015) |
| Status in legislature | Pro-Beijing camp |
| Opposition party | Pan-democracy camp |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2012 Chief Executive election |
| Legislature term(s) |
4th Legislative Council 5th Legislative Council 6th Legislative Council |
| Predecessor | Second Tsang government |
The administration of Leung Chun-ying as Chief Executive of Hong Kong, officially referred to as "The 4th term Chief Executive of Hong Kong" relates to the period of governance of Hong Kong since the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong, between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2017.
During the Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2012, CY Leung secured a majority of the 1,132 votes cast by Election Committee members. Leung received 689 votes in all. His opponents Henry Tang and Albert Ho received 285 and 76 votes respectively. Thus, Leung was declared duly elected by the Returning Officer. After the election result was endorsed by the Central Government of the PRC, Leung took office on 1 July 2012, for a term of five years.
Upon their elections, Tung Chee-hwa and Donald Tsang enjoyed popularity ratings of 80 percent and 70 percent respectively. Commentators have widely suggested that by comparison, Leung's very low approval rating of 17.8 percent by participants in the mock election and a less than overwhelming 57 per cent support from the Election Committee members means he lacks the mandate from the people.The Standard cited one source who suggested the fact that the active involvement of the central government liaison office in the election may deter some people from joining Leung's team. Furthermore, pundits have commented Leung's lack of support within the business community may mean Leung may have difficulty recruiting suitable and capable talent for his cabinet.
In addition to general livelihood issues, specific issues inherited by Leung from the previous administration include:
Fanny Law, who was Leung's campaign manager, was appointed as head of the office of the CE-elect. Leung earlier appointed Cathy Hung as his PR officer and Allen Fung as project officer.
Leung's fourth appointment to his transitional office, of 27-year-old Chen Ran (陳冉) as his project officer, stirred criticism. Chen is a former General Secretary of the pro-CPC Hong Kong Y.Elites Association (香港菁英會), of which Leung is the patron. She is also the daughter of a middle-ranking government official in Shanghai, and a former member of the Communist Youth League who has resided in Hong Kong for over 6 years. Her application to permanent residency of Hong Kong has been reportedly fast-tracked. Lee Cheuk-yan criticised Leung of "seeding a Communist princeling" in the civil service. The CE-elect's office said that Chen had not been actively involved in the Youth League since 2005; the DAB said it was appropriate for Leung to recruit people who shared his vision. An op-ed in The Standard said that "almost every bright student is invited to join the CYL," but that "Leung should have been aware of the sensitivity involved". The appointment makes the CE-elect's office the third government department to recruit a non-permanent resident since the system of non-civil service contracts was put in place in 1999.
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