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Hierarchy of positions within the Government of Hong Kong
The Hong Kong order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the
Government of Hong Kong .
[1] Administered by the government's Protocol Division, the hierarchy does not determine the
order of succession for the office of
Chief Executive , which is instead specified by the
Basic Law of Hong Kong .
As a
special administrative region of the People's Republic of China , Hong Kong theoretically maintains
autonomy on all affairs other than defence and foreign relations. Reflecting that status, the
order of precedence does not include state and party leaders of the
Central People's Government . Government officials from
mainland China are generally treated as special guests when attending Hong Kong government functions.
[2]
Hong Kong SAR order of precedence
Chief Executive (
John Lee ,
GBM ,
SBS , PDSM)
[3]
Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal (
Andrew Cheung , GBM)
Former Chief Executives
Tung Chee-hwa
a , GBM
Donald Tsang , GBM
Leung Chun-ying
a , GBM,
GBS ,
JP
Carrie Lam , GBM, GBS, JP
Chief Secretary for Administration (
Eric Chan , GBS, IDSM, JP)
Financial Secretary (
Paul Chan , GBM, GBS, MH, JP)
Secretary for Justice (
Paul Lam , SBS,
SC , JP)
President of the
Legislative Council and Members of the
Executive Council :
President of the Legislative Council (
Andrew Leung , GBM, GBS, JP)
Convenor of the Executive Council (
Regina Ip , GBM, GBS, JP)
Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration (
Warner Cheuk , GBS)
Deputy Financial Secretary (
Michael Wong , GBS, JP)
Deputy Secretary for Justice (
Horace Cheung , SBS, JP)
Other members of the Executive Council
Other principal officials:
Commissioner of Police (Raymond Siu Chak-yee, PDSM)
Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption (
Woo Yong-ming , SBS, CSDSM)
Director of Audit (
Nelson Lam , JP)
Director of Immigration (
Au Ka-wang , IDSM)
Commissioner of Customs and Excise (
Louise Ho , CMSM)
Other members of the
Court of Final Appeal and Chief Judge of the
High Court :
Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal:
Robert Ribeiro , GBM
Joseph Fok
Johnson Lam
Non-Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal:
Frank Stock GBS, JP
Kemal Bokhary GBM, JP
Patrick Chan Siu-oi GBM
Robert Tang GBM, SBS, JP
The Lord Hoffmann GBS
Murray Gleeson GBS, AC
The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury GBS
The Lord Collins of Mapesbury
The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers GBS
William Gummow AC
Robert French AC
Beverley McLachlin
Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption
Chief Judge of the High Court (
Jeremy Poon )
Other members of the
Legislative Council
Consuls-General (
Foreign country diplomats to Hong Kong )
Religious leaders:
Archbishop of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (
Andrew Chan )
President of the
Hong Kong Buddhist Association (Kuan Yun, MH)
Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong (
Stephen Chow )
President of the
Confucian Academy (
Tong Yun-kai , SBS)
Chairman of the
Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association (Ali Yuet)
Chairman of the
Hong Kong Christian Council (Wong Ka-fai)
Chairman of the
Hong Kong Taoist Association (
Leung Tak-wah , BBS, MH)
Recipients of the
Grand Bauhinia Medal
Heads of universities
President of the
City University of Hong Kong (
Kuo Way , JP)
President and Vice-Chancellor of the
Hong Kong Baptist University (
Alexander Wai , JP)
President of the
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (
Paul Lam , SBS, JP)
President of the
Hong Kong Shue Yan University (
Henry Hu
d )
President of the
Lingnan University (
Leonard Cheng , BBS, JP)
Vice-Chancellor and President of the
Chinese University of Hong Kong (
Rocky Tuan )
President of the
Education University of Hong Kong (
Stephen Cheung , SBS, JP)
President of the
Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (
Simon Ho )
President of the
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Jin-Guang Teng, JP)
President of the
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (
Nancy Ip , SBS, MH, JP)
Vice-Chancellor and President the
University of Hong Kong (
Xiang Zhang , JP)
Other members of the High Court:
Justices of Appeal of the
Court of Appeal
Judges of the
Court of First Instance
Public commissioners:
Chairman of the
Public Service Commission (
Rita Lau , GBS, JP)
The Ombudsman (
Winnie Chiu , PDSM)
Consuls-in-Charge/Honorary Consuls (
Foreign country diplomats to Hong Kong )
Permanent Secretaries, Under Secretaries and Officials of Directorate Grade 6 Rank and above
Judges of the
District Court :
Chief District Judge (Justin Ko)
Principal Family Court Judge (
Chan Chan-kok )
Other District Judges
Recipients of the
Gold Bauhinia Star
Justices of the Peace
District Council Chairmen and other members
Hong Kong order of precedence until 1997
Office holders on 1 June 1997 in brackets:
[4]
[5]
Governor (
Chris Patten )
Chief Justice (
Noel Power (Acting))
Chief Secretary (
Anson Chan , CBE, JP)
Commander British Forces in Hong Kong , if of the rank of
major general (Major-General
Bryan Dutton , CBE)
Heads of Churches
Bishop of Hong Kong (Bishop
Peter Kwong )
Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong (Cardinal
John Wu )
Financial Secretary (
Donald Tsang , OBE, JP)
Attorney General (
Jeremy Fell Mathews , CMG, JP)
President of the Legislative Council (
Andrew Wong , OBE, JP)
Members of the
Executive Council
Other members of the
Legislative Council
Diplomatic Officers
Commonwealth Commissioners and Consuls-General de Carriere
Acting Commonwealth Commissioners and Acting Consuls-General de Carriere
Honorary Consuls-General
Senior British Trade Commissioner (
Francis Cornish , CMG, LVO)
Heads of Universities
President of the
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (
Woo Chia-wei , CBE)
President and Vice-Chancellor of the
Hong Kong Baptist University (
Daniel Tse , CBE, JP)
President of the
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (
Poon Chung-kwong , OBE, JP)
Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Hong Kong (
Patrick Cheng , CBE, JP)
President of the
City University of Hong Kong (
Chang Hsin-kang )
Vice-Chancellor of the
Chinese University of Hong Kong (
Arthur Li )
Judges of the
Supreme Court
Justices of Appeal
Judges of the High Court
Knights
Heads of Public service units
Commissioner of police (
Eddie Hui , QPM, CPM)
Chairman of the Public Service Commission (
Haider Hatim Tyebjee Barma , CBE, ISO, JP)
The Ombudsman (
Andrew So , OBE, JP)
Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption (
Lily Yam , JP)
Chairman of the Urban Council (
Ronald Leung , OBE, JP)
Chairman of the Regional Council (
Daniel Lam , JP)
Consuls de Carriere who are Heads of Post
Honorary Consuls who are Heads of Post
Other Secretaries and Heads of Group I Departments
Chief of Staff and Senior Naval Officer (Commodore
Peter John Melson , CBE)
Hong Kong Commissioner in London (Sir
David Robert Ford , KBE, LVO, JP)
Other Members of the Urban and Regional Councils
Administrative Officer Staff Grade "A" and Heads of Departments of similar status
District Judges
District Board Chairmen
Companions, Commanders, Officers and Members of Orders of Chivalry
Justices of the Peace
Notes
a.
^ Also the Vice Chairman of the
National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference , and will be treated as a guest at SAR functions.
b.
^ Also a member of the
Legislative Council
c.
^ Also a
District Council Chairman.
d.
^ Henry Hu appeared in an earlier precedence as a recipient of the
Grand Bauhinia Medal .
e.
^ The most recent holder of this position,
Michael Yeung , died on 3 January 2019.
See also
References
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