Legalization of the Chinese Communist Party’s Governance over Hong Kong

Figures & data

Graph 1. Factors of the Rule of Law in China from 2012 to 2020

Source: Current and Historical Data, World Justice Project, Retrieved August 4 2020, from https://worldjusticeproject.org/our-work/research-and-data/wjp-rule-law-index-2019/current-historical-data

Table 1. List of Director of the Central Political Legal Committee from 1978 to 2020

Name	Director	Term	Another Post	Former Post
Political Legal Group	Ji Dengkui	1978–1980	Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China	People’s Liberation Army
Political Legal Committee	Peng Zhen	1980–1983	Chairman of Standing Committee of the NPC	National People’s Congress
	Chen Pixian	1983–1985	Chairman of Standing Committee of the NPC	People’s Liberation Army
	Qiao Shi	1985–1988	Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China	Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Organization Department, Publicity Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Political Legal Leading Group		1988–1990
Political Legal Committee		1990–1992	Member of Standing Committee of the CCP
	Ren Jianxin	1992–1997	President of Supreme People’s Court	People’s Court
	Luo Gan	1997–2006	Member of Standing Committee of the CCP	Labor Department
	Zhou Yongkang	2007–2011	Member of Standing Committee of the CCP	Petroleum Industry Department, Minister of Land and Resources of China, Public Security
	Meng Jianzhu	2011–2017	Chief of Public Security	Public Security
	Guo Shengkun	2017-	Headquarters of Chinese People’s Armed Police Force	Public Security

Source: Zhongyang Dangshi Yanjiudeng Bian. Zhongguo Gongchandang Zuzhishi Diqijuan (Shang) Shehui Zhuyi Shiye Fazhan Xin Shiqi (1976.10–1997.9), [Organizational History of Chinese Communist Party (book1) Development of Socialism Project in New Era (1976.10–1997.9)] Beijing: History of Chinese Communist Party Publishing House, 2000; Radiopress. China Directory 2008–2019. Tokyo: Radiopress, Inc., 1928–2018.

Graph 2. Fiscal expenditure on public security and national security from 2002 to 2018

Source: National Bureau Statistics of China, China Statistical Year Book 2001–2019, China Statistics Press: Beijing, 2001–2019.

Table 2. Name List of the Central Cooperation Group for Hong Kong and Macao Affairs from 2008 to 2020

YEAR	NAME	CCP JOB	STATE COUNCIL JOB
2008–2012	Xi Jinpin	Central Party School/Central Organization Committee/Central Leading Group for Deep Practice Studying and Implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development
	Liu Yandong		State Councilors
	Liao Hui		Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of State Council
	Du Qinglin	United Front Work Department/Central Coordinating Group for Tibet Affairs/Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs	National Committee for Patriotic Health Campaign
	Dai Bingguo	Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs/Central Office for Foreign Affairs	State Councilors
2013–2018	Zhang Dejiang	National Security Commission of CPC Central Committee
	Li Yuanchao	Central Leading Group for Foreign Affairs (Leading Group for State Security)/Vice President of the PRC
	Yang Jiechi	Central Leading Group for Foreign Affairs (Leading Group for State Security)/Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs, Secretary General	State Councilors/Leading Group for Building “One Belt One Road”
2019-	Han Zheng	Central Commission for Integrated Military and Civilian Development/Central Overall Reform Commission/Central Finance and Economics Commission	Vice Premier/Leading Group for Building “One Belt One Road”
	Yang Jiechi	Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office/Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs, Secretary General	Leading Group for Building “One Belt One Road”
	You Quan	United Front Work Department/Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs
	Wang Yi	Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs	State Councilors/Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Ministry of Finance, Monetary Department Director/Leading Group for Building “One Belt One Road”
	Zhang Xiaoming		Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of State Council
	Zhao Kezhi	Central Commission of Political Science and Law	State Councilors/Ministry of Public Security/State Leading Group for Anti-Terrorism Work/National Narcotics Control Commission/State Council Work Safety Committee

Source: Radiopress. China Directory 2008–2019. Tokyo: Radiopress, Inc., 2007–2020.