The 2nd term Chief Executive of Hong Kong

The 2nd term Chief Executive of Hong Kong refers to the period of governance following Hong Kong's handover to China and covering the second term of the Chief Executive office from 1 July 2002 through 30 June 2007. It was not a commercial brand or a standalone legal company, but an administrative period identified by the relevant Wikipedia article. The period included two successive holders of the Chief Executive position. Tung Chee-Hwa began his second administration on 1 July 2002. He remained in office until resigning on 12 March 2005. After the position became vacant, Donald Tsang was elected on 25 June 2005 to complete the term and led the first Tsang administration for the remainder of the period, ending on 30 June 2007. The defining characteristic of this term was therefore a mid-period leadership transition rather than a continuous administration under one officeholder. The subject is best understood as a historical governance period of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, not as a product, consumer brand, or corporate entity.

The subject denotes the second term of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong after the territory's 1997 handover. The term began on 1 July 2002, when Tung Chee-Hwa entered his second administration. Tung's tenure did not continue through the full five-year period: he resigned as Chief Executive on 12 March 2005, creating a vacancy in the office. Donald Tsang was subsequently elected on 25 June 2005 to fill that vacancy. Tsang then served as Chief Executive for the balance of the term, which concluded on 30 June 2007. Accordingly, the period contains two successive administrations or leadership phases: Tung Chee-Hwa's second administration and Donald Tsang's first administration. The designation is chronological and institutional, describing the governance period rather than a business, brand, or product line.

• 2007

  End of the second term

  [1]The 2nd term Chief Executive of Hong Kongen.wikipedia.org

  The governance period ended on 30 June 2007.

• 2005

  Resignation of Tung Chee-Hwa

  [1]The 2nd term Chief Executive of Hong Kongen.wikipedia.org

  Tung Chee-Hwa resigned from the Chief Executive position on 12 March 2005.

• 2005

  Election of Donald Tsang

  [1]The 2nd term Chief Executive of Hong Kongen.wikipedia.org

  Donald Tsang was elected on 25 June 2005 to fill the Chief Executive vacancy created by Tung's resignation.

• 2002

  Beginning of the second term

  [1]The 2nd term Chief Executive of Hong Kongen.wikipedia.org

  Tung Chee-Hwa's second administration began on 1 July 2002.

Historical governance-period designation for Hong Kong's second post-handover Chief Executive term.

1. 1The 2nd term Chief Executive of Hong Kongen.wikipedia.org