Policy Address
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In Hong Kong, the Policy Address (Chinese: 施政報告) is the annual address by the chief executive of Hong Kong (governor prior to the territory's handover from the UK to China). The practice of giving annual Policy Addresses is mandated under Article 64 of the Basic Law, which requires the government to "present regular Policy Addresses to the [Legislative] Council".[1]
Chief Executive can decide in which month of the year to deliver the annual Policy Address. From 1997 to 2001, Tung Chee-hwa delivered Policy Addresses in October as the Legislative Council reconvened.[2] From 2002 to 2005, Tung changed the month of delivering Policy Addresses to January.[3] Donald Tsang delivered Policy Addresses in Octobers.[4] Leung Chun-ying delivered Policy Addresses in January.[5] Carrie Lam delivered Policy Addresses in October.[6] John Lee delivers Policy Addresses in October.[7]
Two weeks after the address, the chairman of the House Committee of the Legislative Council moves a Motion of Thanks, similar to Address in Reply motions in other legislatures, and members of the Council debate the Policy Address. Most people see the policy address as useful and a way of predicting how the Chief Executive will operate.[citation needed]
Historically, the annual address was first introduced in 1972 by Governor Sir Murray MacLehose during the British rule of Hong Kong. It was called the "Address by the Governor" and was modelled after the Queen's Address in the United Kingdom. It aimed to strengthen communications with Hong Kong residents after the 1967 Hong Kong riots.[8]
List of policy addresses
[edit]There were no titles for the Policy Addresses before 1992.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Basic Law - Basic Law - Chapter IV (EN)". www.basiclaw.gov.hk. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "1997 Policy Address". www.policyaddress.gov.hk. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "policy address-archives". www.policyaddress.gov.hk. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "政務司司長會見傳媒談話全文". Hong Kong Government. 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Policy Address available to public on Wednesday". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Berlin". Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Berlin. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "CE to deliver Policy Address on Oct 16". chinadailyhk. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ 馮, 巧欣 (11 January 2016). 【01百科】6個關鍵詞 施政報告33年演化簡史 [【01 Encyclopaedia】 6 key terms and a simple history of the policy address' evolution over 33 years]. HK01.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Corpus of Political Speeches : Free access to political speeches by American and Chinese politicians, developed by Hong Kong Baptist University Library