Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2002
- Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2002
Infobox Election
election_name = Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2002
country = Hong Kong
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 1996
previous_year = 1996
next_election = Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2007
next_year = 2005
election_date = February 28, 2002
nominee1 = Donald Tsang
electoral_vote1 = Unopposed
title = Chief Executive
before_election = Tung Chee-Hwa
before_party = None
after_election = Tung Chee-Hwa
after_party = NoneThe Hong Kong chief executive election in 2002 was the second time the Chief executive of Hong Kong was selected by an election. It is also the first selection under which the territory was part of the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Approximately 800 members of the HK SAR Selection Committee (推選委員會) nominated Tung Chee Hwa with no competition.[Bush, Richard C. [2005] (2005). Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 081571288X. pg 94.] ]History
Similar to the 1996 election, the selection committee of 800 was formed almost entirely biased in favor of Beijing's stance.
Result
On February 28, 2002, Tung handed in a nomination form with 762 of the 794 eligible members of the election committee supporting him[ [http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/ce_election/result_e.htm Site for the 2002 Chief Executive election, where Tung Chee-Hwa was elected unopposed] ] . There was no challengers, not even token opposition.]Candidates
* Tung Chee Hwa
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