Article 45 of the Basic Law 《基本法》第45條

Article 45 of the Basic Law
繁:《基本法》第45條
简:《基本法》第45条

第四十五條
香港特別行政區行政長官在當地通過選舉或協商產生,由中央人民政府任命。

行政長官的產生辦法根據香港特別行政區的實際情況和循序漸進的原則而規定,最終達至由一個有廣泛代表性的提名委員會按民主程序提名後普選產生的目標。

行政長官產生的具體辦法由附件一《香港特別行政區行政長官的產生辦法》規定

中華人民共和國香港特別行政區基本法。取自 http://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/tc/basiclawtext/chapter_4.html

Article 45
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be selected by election or through consultations held locally and be appointed by the Central People’s Government.

The method for selecting the Chief Executive shall be specified in the light of the actual situation in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and in accordance with the principle of gradual and orderly progress. The ultimate aim is the selection of the Chief Executive by universal suffrage upon nomination by a broadly representative nominating committee in accordance with democratic procedures.

The specific method for selecting the Chief Executive is prescribed in Annex I: “Method for the Selection of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”.

The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Retrieved from http://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/basiclawtext/chapter_4.html.