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Article: Backgrouder: Method for selection of Hong Kong Chief Executive
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- June 16, 2005
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Backgrouder: Method for selection of Hong Kong Chief Executive
HONG KONG, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The Returning Officer for the Chief
Executive Election, Justice Carlye Chu, announced on Thursday that
Donald Tsang was the sole valid candidate in the Chief Executive
election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and
has automatically become the Chief Executive designate.
She announced that the two-week nomination period, which started
on June 3, closed at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On March 12, the central government approved Tung Chee Hwa's
request for resignation as HKSAR Chief Executive because of health
reasons.
Under the Basic Law and the provisions of the HKSAR's relevant ...