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Chief Executive of Hong Kong
The
Chief Executive of Hong Kong
is the
head
and representative of the
Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
and
head
of the
Government of Hong Kong
. The position was created to replace the
Governor of Hong Kong
, the representative of the
Monarch of the United Kingdom
during
British rule
. The office, stipulated by the
Hong Kong Basic Law
, formally came into being on 1 July 1997 when the
sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred
from the
United Kingdom
to the
People's Republic of China
.
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