Second term of Donald Tsang as Chief Executive of Hong Kong
| Second Donald Tsang Government | |
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 4th cabinet of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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| Date formed | 1 July 2007 |
| Date dissolved | 30 June 2012 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Donald Tsang |
| Head of state | Hu Jintao |
| Number of ministers | 15 |
| Status in legislature | Pro-Beijing camp |
| Opposition party | Pan-democracy camp |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2007 Chief Executive election |
| Legislature term(s) |
3rd Legislative Council 4th Legislative Council |
| Predecessor | First Tsang government |
| Successor | Leung government |
The Second term of Donald Tsang as Chief Executive of Hong Kong, officially referred to as "The 3rd 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 2007 and 30 June 2012. Former civil-servant Donald Tsang was the Chief Executive throughout the duration.
The bureaux were reorganised and expanded by adding one new Development Bureau headed by Carrie Lam.
Major change in the office was the Chief Secretary Henry Tang resigned from office in September 2011 in order to run in the 2012 Chief Executive election. The post was filled by the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam.
The Executive Council consisted of a total of 31 members: 3 secretaries of the department and 12 secretaries of the bureaux and 16 non-official members. In January 2009, Donald Tsang reorganised the Council by appointing 5 new members.
Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, the former chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) resigned from the ExCo after he was elected as the President of the Legislative Council. The Chief Executive filled Lau Kong-wah, another DAB Legislative Council member to Jasper Tsang's seat.
Selina Chow of the Liberal Party resigned from the ExCo after she lost her LegCo seat in the 2008 Legislative Council election.
In October 2011, Leung Chun-ying resigned as the Convenor of the Executive Council non-official members to run for the Chief Executive election in 2012. Ronald Arculli became the Convenor until his term expired on 30 June 2012.
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