Political Presentation

"On 1 July 1997, sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred to the People's Republic of China (PRC), ending over a one and half century of British rule. Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the PRC with a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign affairs and defence, which are responsibilities of the PRC government. According to the Sino-British Joint Declaration (1984) and the Basic Law, Hong Kong will retain its political, economic, and judicial systems and unique way of life and continue to participate in international agreements and organisations as a dependent territory for at least 50 years after retrocession. For instance, the International Olympic Committee recognises Hong Kong as a participating dependency under the name, "Hong Kong, China", separate from the delegation from the People's Republic of China." - "Politics of Hong Kong"
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Their legal system is based on the English common law. Their government is run by a Chief Executive, who is currently Donald Tsang. Similar to us, they have the executive, legislative, and judicial branch

Chinese Nationality: interesting relations amongst the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong. Supposedly, permanent residents of Hong Kong can get a "return permit" if they want to change their residency to mainland China. However, they do not allow dual citizenship.

British Nationality: Hong Kong residents born in the colonial era (about 3.5 million) can get the British Dependent Territories Citizenship (BDTC). To keep from having too many HongKongers migrating, UK created a new nationality known as a British National. Application for this began in 1986 and ended in 1 July 1997.

Political Parties: Hong Kong has a multi-party system. The Chief Executive is non-partisan. Really there is no legal definition so most political groups register as limited companies or societies. There are, however, two distinct political stances: Pro-democracy and Pro-Beijing.