Hong Kong order of precedence
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 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 (CY Leung, GBM, GBS, JP) [3]
- Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal (Geoffrey Ma GBM GBS JP)
- Former Chief Executives
- Tung Chee Hwaa, GBM
- Donald Tsang, GBM
- Chief Secretary for Administration (Carrie Lam, GBS, JP)
- Financial Secretary (John Tsang, JP)
- Secretary for Justice (Rimsky Yuen, SC, JP)
- President of the Legislative Council and Members of the Executive Council:
- President of the Legislative Council (Jasper Tsang, GBS, JP)
- Convenor of the Executive Council (Lam Woon-kwong, GBS, JP)
- Other members of the Executive Council:
- Cheng Yiu-tong, GBS, JP
- Laura Cha, GBS, JP
- Secretary for Transport and Housing (Anthony Cheung, GBS, JP)
- Secretary for Home Affairs (Tsang Tak-sing, GBS, JP)
- Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Matthew Cheung, GBS, JP)
- Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Ceajer Chan, GBS, JP)
- Anna Wu, GBS, JP
- Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Gregory So, JP)
- Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (Raymond Tam, JP)
- Arthur Li, GBS, JP
- Andrew Liao, GBS, SC, JP
- Chow Chung-kong
- Secretary for Security (Lai Tung-kwok, SBS, IDSM, JP)
- Cheung Hok-mingac, GBS, JP
- Secretary for Education (Eddie Ng, SBS, JP)
- Fanny Law, GBS, JP
- Secretary for the Civil Service (Paul Tang, GBS, JP)
- Secretary for Food and Health (Ko Wing-man, BBS, JP)
- Barry Cheung, GBS, JP
- Cheung Chi-kong, BBS
- Franklin Lam
- Secretary for the Environment (Wong Kam-sing, JP)
- Bernard Chan, GBS, JP
- Starry Leeb, JP
- Secretary for Development (Paul Chan, MH, JP)
- Regina Ipb, GBS, JP
- Jeffrey Lamb, GBS, JP
- Other principal officials:
- Other members of the Court of Final Appeal and Chief Judge of the High Court:
- Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal:
- Patrick Chan
- Robert Ribeiro
- Robert Tang, SBS, JP
- Non-Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal:
- John B. Mortimer, GBS
- Henry Litton, GBM, JP
- Frank Stock, JP
- Michael Hartmann
- Kemal Bokhary
- Sir Anthony Mason, AC, KBE, GBM
- Lord Hoffmann
- Lord Millett
- Thomas Gault
- Murray Gleeson, AC
- Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
- Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe
- Lord Collins of Mapesbury
- Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony
- Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
- Chief Judge of the High Court (Andrew Cheung)
- Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal:
- Other members of the Legislative Council
- Albert Ho
- Lee Cheuk-yan
- James To
- Chan Kam-lam, SBS, JP
- Leung Yiu-chung
- Lau Wong-fat, GBS, JP
- Emily Lau, JP
- Tam Yiu-chung, GBS, JP
- Abraham Razack, SBS, JP
- Tommy Cheung, SBS, JP
- Frederick Fung, SBS, JP
- Vincent Fang, SBS, JP
- Wong Kwok-hing
- Joseph Lee, SBS, JP
- Andrew Leung, GBS, JP
- Wong Ting-kwong, SBS, JP
- Ronny Tong, SC
- Cyd Ho
- Lam Tai-fai, BBS, JP
- Gary Chan
- Chan Kin-por, JP
- Priscilla Leung
- Leung Ka-lau
- Cheung Kwok Che
- Wong Kwok-kin, BBS
- Ip Kwok-him, GBS, JP
- Paul Tse
- Alan Leong, SC
- Leung Kwok-hung
- Albert Chan
- Raymond Wong
- Claudia Mo
- Michael Tien, BBS, JP
- James Tien, GBS, JP
- Ng Leung-sing, SBS, JP
- Steven Ho
- Frankie Yick
- Wu Chi-wai, MH
- Yiu Si-wing
- Gary Fan
- Ma Fung-kwok, SBS, JP
- Charles Mok
- Ray Chan
- Ben Chan
- Kenneth Chan
- Chan Yuen-han, SBS, JP
- Leung Che-cheung, BBS, MH, JP
- Kenneth Leung
- Alice Mak, JP
- Kwok Ka-ki
- Dennis Kwok
- Christopher Cheung, JP
- Fernando Cheung
- Sin Chung-kai, SBS, JP
- Helena Wong
- Ip Kin-yuen
- Elizabeth Quat, JP
- Martin Liao, JP
- Poon Siu-ping, BBS, MH
- Tang Ka-piu
- Ann Chiang, JP
- Lo Wai-kwok, BBS, MH, JP
- Felix Chung
- Christopher Chung, BBS, MH, JP
- Tony Tse
- Consuls-General (Foreign country diplomats to Hong Kong)
- Religious leaders:
- Archbishop of Hong Kong (Paul Kwong)
- President of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association (Sik Kok Kwong, GBS)
- Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong (John Tong Hon, JP)
- President of the Confucian Academy (Tong Yun-kai, BBS)
- Chairman of the Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association (Sat Che-sang)
- Chairman of the Hong Kong Christian Council (Yuen Tin-yau)
- Chairman of the Hong Kong Taoist Association (Leung Tak-wah, BBS, MH)
- Recipients of the Grand Bauhinia Medal:
- Elsie Tu, GBM
- Tsang Hin-chi, GBM
- Chung Sze-yuen, GBM, JP
- Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales, GBM, JP
- Ng Hong-mun, GBM
- Run Run Shaw, GBM
- Wong Po-yan, GBM, JP
- Anson Chan, GBM, JP
- Yang Ti-liang, GBM, JP
- William Purves, GBM
- Mo Kwan-nin, GBM
- Louis Cha, GBM
- Jao Tsung-I, GBM
- Li Ka-shing, GBM, JP
- Yeung Kwong, GBM
- Elsie Leung, GBM, JP
- David Akers-Jones, GBM, JP
- Chiang Chen, GBM
- Charles Lee, GBS, JP
- Rita Fan, GBM, GBS, JP
- Rafael Hui, GBM, GBS, JP
- David Li, GBM, GBS, JP
- Lee Shau-kee, GBM
- Andrew Li, GBM, JP
- Henry Hu, GBM, GBS, JP
- Cheng Yu-tung, GBM
- Chan Sui-kau, GBM, GBS, JP
- Henry Tang, GBM, GBS, JP
- Hari Harilela, GBM, GBS, JP
- Joseph Yam, GBM, GBS, JP
- Ronald Arculli, GBM, GBS, CVO, OBE, JP
- Edward Leong, GBM, JP
- Stanley Ho, GBM, GBS
- Victor Fung, GBM, GBS
- Tin Ka-ping, GBM
- Charles K. Kao, GBM
- Leung Chun-ying, GBM, GBS, JP
- Allan Zeman, GBM, GBS, JP
- Stephen Lam, GBM, GBS
- Wong Yan-lung, GBM, SC
- Peter Woo, GBM, GBS, JP
- Lui Che Woo, GBM, GBS, JP
- Heads of universities
- President of the City University of Hong Kong (Kuo Way, JP)
- President and Vice-Chancellor of the Hong Kong Baptist University (Albert Chan, JP)
- President of the Lingnan University (Chan Yuk-shee, BBS, JP)
- Vice-Chancellor/President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Joseph Sung, SBS, JP)
- President of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Timothy W. Tong, JP)
- President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Tony F. Chan, JP)
- Vice-Chancellor and President the University of Hong Kong (Peter William Mathieson)
- President of the Open University of Hong Kong (John Leong, SBS, JP)
- President of the Hong Kong Shue Yan University (Henry Hud)
- 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 (Nicholas Ng, GBS, JP)
- The Ombudsman (Alan Lai, GBS, JP)
- Consuls-in-Charge/Honorary Consuls (Foreign country diplomats to Hong Kong)
- Permanent Secretaries, Officials of Directorate Grade 6 Rank and above
- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Norman Chan, SBS, JP)
- Director of the Chief Executive’s Office (Edward Yau, GBS, JP)
- Judiciary Administrator (Emma Lau, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (Joshua Law, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service (Raymond Wong, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce, Industry and Tourism) (Andrew Wong, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs (Raymond Young, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Security (Chang King-yiu, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for the Environment / Director of Environmental Protection (Anissa Wong, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Service) (Au King-chi, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Housing) / Director of Housing (Duncan Pescod, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Food) (Marion Lai, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury) (Elizabeth Tse, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands) (Thomas Chow, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Education (Cherry Tse, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) (Wai Chi-sing, JP)
- Head of the Central Policy Unit (Shiu Sin-por, SBS, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health) (Richard Yuen, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport) (Joseph Lai, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Annie Tam, JP)
- Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Technology) (Susie Ho, JP)
- Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Julia Leung, SBS, JP)
- Under Secretary for Home Affairs (Florence Hui, SBS, JP)
- Under Secretary for the Environment (Christine Loh, JP)
- Under Secretary for Transport and Housing (Yau Shing-mu, JP)
- Under Secretary for Security (John Lee, JP)
- Under Secretary for Food and Health (Sophia Chan, JP)
- Under Secretary for Education (Kevin Yeung, JP)
- Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (Lau Kong-wah, JP)
- Director of Home Affairs (Pamela Tan, JP)
- Director-General of Civil Aviation (Norman Lo, JP)
- Law Officer (Civil Law) (Benedict Lai, JP)
- Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation (Alan Wong Chi-kong, JP)
- Law Officer (International Law) (Amelia Luk, JP)
- Director of Water Supplies (Ma Lee-tak, JP)
- Director-General of Investment Promotion (Simon Galpin)
- Commissioner for Labour (Warner Cheuk, JP)
- Commissioner for Tourism (Philip Yung, JP)
- Director of Leisure and Cultural Services (Betty Fung, JP)
- Commissioner of Inland Revenue (Chu Yam-yuen, JP)
- Director of Legal Aid (William Chan, JP)
- Director of Highways (Lau Ka Keung, JP)
- Solicitor General (Frank Poon, JP)
- Commissioner of Correctional Services (Sin Yat-kin, CSDSM)
- Commissioner for Innovation and Technology (Janet Wong, JP)
- Director of Social Welfare (Patrick Nip, JP)
- Director of Information Services (Michael Wong Wai-lun, JP)
- Director of Public Prosecutions (Kevin Zervos, SC, JP)
- Government Chief Information Officer (Daniel Lai, BBS, JP)
- Director of Civil Engineering and Development (Hon Chi-keung, JP)
- Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs to USA (Donald Tong, JP)
- Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene (Clement Leung, JP)
- Director-General of Telecommunications (Eliza Lee, JP)
- Director of Marine (Francis Liu, JP)
- Law Draftsman (Paul Wan)
- Director-General of Trade and Industry (Kenneth Mak, JP)
- Director of Fire Services (Andy Chan, FSDSM)
- Director of Administration and Development in Department of Justice (Arthur Ho, JP)
- Director of Health (Constance Chan, JP)
- Permanent Secretary of the Chief Executive’s Office (Alice Lau, JP)
- Director of Administration (Kitty Choi, JP)
- Director of the Beijing Office (Cathy Chu, JP)
- Commissioner for Transport (Ingrid Yeung, JP)
- Special Representative for Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union (Linda Lai, JP)
- Judges of the District Court:
- Chief Judge of the District Court (Poon Siu-tung)
- Principal Family Court Judge (Bebe Chu)
- Other District Judges
- District Council Chairmen
- Fong Ping, JP
- Chu Ching-hong, JP
- Ho Hau-cheung, BBS, MH
- George Ng, SBS, JP
- Li Tak-hong, MH, JP
- Chow Yuk-tong, BBS, MH
- Suen Kai-cheong, BBS, MH, JP
- Jimmy Kwok, MH, JP
- Bunny Chan, SBS, JP
- Chan Iu-seng, SBS, JP
- David Yip, BBS, MH, JP
- Lau Wai-wing, JP
- Chung Kong-mo, JP
- So Sai-chi, BBS, MH
- Wong Kin-pan, MH
- Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
- Joseph Wong, GBS, JP
- John Estmond Strickland, GBS, JP
- Raymond Chow, GBS
- Cheng Hon-kwan, GBS, JP
- Daniel Tse, GBS, JP
- Kwong Ki-chi, GBS, JP
- Vincent Lo, GBS, JP
- Maria Tam, GBS, JP
- Nellie Fong, GBS, JP
- Tang Hsiang Chien, GBS, JP
- Michael Suen, GBS
- Antony Leung, GBS, JP
- John Chan, GBS, JP
- Peter Wong, GBS, JP
- Wong Kin-lap, GBS
- Benjamin Liu, GBS
- Raymond Chien, GBS, JP
- Katherine Fok, GBS, JP
- Kwong Hon-sang, GBS, JP
- Ian Wingfield, GBS, JP
- Chung Shui-ming, GBS, JP
- David Lan, GBS, JP
- Gerald Nazareth, GBS
- Woo Chia-wei, GBS
- Lee Hon-chiu, GBS
- Leung Nai-pang, GBS, JP
- Chan Wing-kee, GBS, JP
- Robin Chan, GBS, JP
- Lau Wah-sum, GBS, JP
- Chung Chi-yung, GBS
- Denise Yue, GBS, JP
- Stephen Ip, GBS, JP
- Ambrose Lau, GBS, JP
- Michael Wong, GBS, JP
- George Ho, GBS, JP
- Philip Wong, GBS, JP
- Liu Lit-man, GBS, JP
- Victor Lo, GBS, JP
- James Kerr Findlay, GBS
- Henry Cheng, GBS
- Martin Barrow, GBS
- Edmund Tse, GBS
- Lily Yam, GBS, JP
- Lee Shing-see, GBS, JP
- Selina Chow, GBS, JP
- Chang Hsin-kang, GBS, JP
- Poon Chung-kwong, GBS, JP
- Tam Sheung-wai, GBS, JP
- Woo Kwok-hing, GBS
- Stuart Harbinson, GBS
- Hu Fa-kuang, GBS, JP
- Young Tse-tse, GBS, JP
- Edgar Cheng, GBS, JP
- Gordon Siu, GBS, JP
- Alice Cheng, GBS
- Tsang Yam-pui, GBS
- Eric Li, GBS, JP
- Philip Wong, GBS
- Edward Chen, GBS, JP
- James Kung, GBS
- Peggy Lam, GBS, JP
- Alice Lam, GBS, JP
- Moses Cheng, GBS, JP
- Lo Ka-shui, GBS, JP
- Michael Kadoorie, GBS
- Yuan Geng, GBS
- Simon Mayo, GBS
- Lawrence Fung, GBS
- James E. Thompson, GBS
- Timothy Fok, GBS, JP
- Miriam Lau, GBS, JP
- Haider Barma, GBS, JP
- Bowen Leung, GBS, JP
- Kenneth Fang, GBS, JP
- David Eldon, GBS, JP
- Michael Sze, GBS, JP
- Yuen Mo, GBS, JP
- George Choa, GBS, JP
- Christopher Cheng, GBS, JP
- Yip Wai-jane, GBS
- Ng Ching-fai, GBS
- Yeoh Eng-kiong, GBS, JP
- Vincent Cheng, GBS, JP
- Eric Charles Barnes, GBS, JP
- Lo Yiu-ching, GBS, JP
- Chau How-chen, GBS, JP
- Yu Kwok-chun, GBS, JP
- Shelley Lee, GBS, JP
- Sophie Leung, GBS, JP
- Ho Sai-chu, GBS, JP
- Jose Yu, GBS, JP
- Patrick Ho, GBS, JP
- Sarah Liao, GBS, JP
- Lee Ming-kwai, GBS, QPM, CPM
- Peter Kwong, GBS
- Marvin Cheung, GBS, JP
- Eddy Fong, GBS, JP
- Billy Lam, GBS, JP
- Sarah Leung, GBS, JP
- Allan Wong, GBS, JP
- Anthony Wu, GBS, JP
- Ambrose Lee, GBS, IDSM
- York Chow, GBS
- Michael Stuart-Moore, GBS
- Kevin Ho, GBS, JP
- Francis Choi, GBS, JP
- Alice Tai, GBS, JP
- James Wu, GBS
- Frederick Ma, GBS, JP
- Lee Kai-ming, GBS, JP
- Paul Chow, GBS, JP
- Victor Hui, GBS, JP
- Tai Tak-fung, GBS, JP
- Carrie Yau, GBS, JP
- Barry Cheung, GBS, JP
- Thomas Chan, GBS, JP
- Mak Chai-kwong, GBS, JP
- Albert Cheng, GBS, JP
- Eva Cheng, GBS
- Lawrence Lau, GBS, JP
- Christina Ting, GBS, JP
- Chan Tung, GBS, JP
- Teresa Cheng, GBS, SC, JP
- Yvonne Choi, GBS, JP
- Anthony Rogers, GBS, JP
- Jack So, GBS
- Tang King Shing, GBS, PDSM
- Xu Rongmao, GBS, JP
- Doreen Le Pichon, GBS
- Rita Lau, GBS
- Timothy Tong, GBS
- Benjamin Tang, GBS, JP
- Gabriel Leung, GBS, JP
- Lau Siu Kai, GBS, JP
- Philip Chen, GBS, JP
- Yeung Ka-sing, GBS, JP
- Chung Pui-lam, GBS, JP
- Francis Ho, GBS, JP
- Sandra Birch Lee, GBS, JP
- Felice Lieh-mak, GBS, JP
- Ronald James Blake, GBS, OBE, JP
- Justices of the Peace
- Members of District Councils
- District Council Vice Chairmen
- Other District Council Members
Hong Kong order of precedence (Pre-1997)
Last office holders, if available, prior to the Handover in brackets:[4]
- Governor (Chris Patten)
- Chief Justice (Sir Noel Power (Acting))
- Chief Secretary (Anson Chan)
- Commander British Forces in Hong Kong, if of the rank of Major General (Major-General Bryan Dutton)
- Heads of Churches
- Bishop of Hong Kong (Bishop Peter Kwong)
- Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong (Cardinal John Wu)
- Financial Secretary (Sir Donald Tsang)
- Attorney General (Jeremy Fell Mathews)
- President of the Legislative Council (Andrew Wong)
- 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
- Heads of Universities
- Judges of the Supreme Court
- Knights
- Heads of Public service units
- 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
- Hong Kong Commissioner in London (Sir David Robert Ford)
- 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
- 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.
See also
References
- ^ Leach, A. J. (1890). The ordinances of the Legislative council of the colony of... Noronha & Co. Govt. Printers. p. 434.
- ^ Ghai, Yash P. (1999). Hong Kong's New Constitutional Order. Hong Kong University Press. p. 543. ISBN 978-962-209-463-5.
- ^ "HKSAR Precedence List" (PDF). Government of Hong Kong. September 2012.
- ^ CR 5/511/97(98)Pt 4, Legislative Council of Hong Kong