Corruption perceptions index during each Party Secretary's tenure
33 Party Secretaries and Chief Executives, ranked by how the corruption perceptions index changed from their first day in office, next to China over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Party Secretary | Country | In office | Total | vs China | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Leung Chun-ying | Hong Kong | 1 Jul 2012 – 1 Jul 2017 from 2012 | 0.0 points 2012 → 2017 | — | 0.0 points/yr | |
| 2 | N John Lee | Hong Kong | 1 Jul 2022 – now from 2022 | 0.0 points 2022 → 2025 | — | 0.0 points/yr | |
| 3 | N Carrie Lam | Hong Kong | 1 Jul 2017 – 1 Jul 2022 from 2017 | −1.0 points 2017 → 2022 | — | −0.2 points/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); China is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in points; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. points, 0 to 100, higher is cleaner · Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI score): perceived public-sector corruption as business people and country experts rate it, comparable from 2012, the score as TI publishes it with its confidence interval · special administrative region data · as of Jul 2025.