Unofficial members of the Hong Kong Executive Council

In Hong Kong, the Unofficial Members of the Executive Council (also Non-Official Members of the Executive Council) (Chinese: 行政局非官守議員/行政會議非官守議員) are a group of officials that do not hold office in the government but are appointed to advise and assist the Chief Executive, or during colonial period the Governor, in the Executive Council.^[1][2] These officials used to be provided with research and administrative assistance by the Office of the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils.^[3]

See also

• Executive Council of Hong Kong
• List of Executive Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1896–1941
• List of Executive Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1946–1997

References

1. Ng, Joyce (23 June 2017). "What exactly is Hong Kong's Executive Council and why does it matter?". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
2. "Letters Patent" (pdf). Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Legislative Council Library. December 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021. p. 7: an Executive Council should be appointed to advise and assist the Governor
3. Hook, Brian (September 1983). "The Government of Hong Kong: Change within Tradition" (PDF). The China Quarterly (95): 493. Retrieved 30 May 2021.