The 2017 Hong
Kong Chief Executive election was held on 26 March 2017 for the 5th term of
the Chief Executive of Hong Kong (CE), the
highest office of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (HKSAR).It is is currently elected by a 1,200-member Election Committee.
The Official Election Commission website . has details on English
turnout
The 2017 official website also has an English version
Includes forms publicity and results.
the winner was Carrie Lam. Find out more from her manifesto
Official campaign website
Background information.
newspaper coverage from the South China Morning Post
Economist guide
Good starting points are
The Public Sentiment Index (PSI) compiled by POP aims at quantifying
Hong Kong people’s sentiments, in order to explain and predict the
likelihood of collective behaviour. PSI comprises 2 components: one
being Government Appraisal (GA) Score and the other being Society
Appraisal (SA) Score. Chief Executives popularity rating