Tung Chee-hwa was elected in 1996 by 400-member Selection Committee as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

Tung Chee-hwa was elected in 1996 by 400-member Selection Committee as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

Tung beat former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong Ti-liang Yang and tycoon Peter Woo with 320 votes.

The policy bureaux were under several reorganisations during the term as following: Notable change in office was the Chief Secretary Anson Chan resigned and stepped down on 30 April 2001.

Antony Leung became the official member of the ExCo on 30 April 2001 when he took the Financial Secretary post.