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China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is a city and a special administrative region in China.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 5,981 entities connected with Hong Kong. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 2 data sources published by authorities or organizations based in Hong Kong. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

NamePublisherUpdatesEntities
Hong Kong Legislative Council MembersHong Kong Legislative Council weekly188
Hong Kong Principal OfficialsGovHK weekly52

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Hong Kong

We include 2 programs targeting entities located in Hong Kong.

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[US-HONGKONG]Hong Kong-Related SanctionsOFAC United StatesHong Kong  
[UK-CH]UK arms embargo on mainland China and Hong KongOFSI United KingdomHong Kong  China  

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 449 entities identified as PEPs connected with Hong Kong.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief Executive1--
President of China1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Legislative Council-7030
Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong14610924
President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief Secretary for Administration1--
Commissioner of Customs and Excise1--
Commissioner of Police1--
Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption1--
Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration1--
Deputy Financial Secretary1--
Deputy Secretary for Justice1--
Director of Audit1--
Director of Immigration1--
Financial Secretary1--
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development1--
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs1--
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism1--
Secretary for Development1--
Secretary for Education1--
Secretary for Environment and Ecology1--
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury1--
Secretary for Health1--
Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs1--
Secretary for Housing1--
Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry1--
Secretary for Justice1--
Secretary for Labour and Welfare1--
Secretary for Security1--
Secretary for the Civil Service1--
Secretary for Transport and Logistics1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...