Government effectiveness during each Party Secretary's tenure
33 Party Secretaries and Chief Executives, ranked by how the government effectiveness 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 Edmund Ho | Macao | 20 Dec 1999 – 20 Dec 2009 from 2000 | +18.3 points 2000 → 2009 | — | +2.0 points/yr | |
| 2 | N Donald Tsang | Hong Kong | 21 Jun 2005 – 1 Jul 2012 | +4.2 points 2004 → 2012 | — | +0.5 points/yr | |
| 3 | N John Lee | Hong Kong | 1 Jul 2022 – now from 2022 | +4.0 points 2022 → 2025 | — | +1.3 points/yr | |
| 4 | N Leung Chun-ying | Hong Kong | 1 Jul 2012 – 1 Jul 2017 from 2012 | +0.8 points 2012 → 2017 | — | +0.2 points/yr | |
| 5 | N Ho Iat-seng | Macao | 20 Dec 2019 – 20 Dec 2024 | −0.1 points 2019 → 2024 | — | 0.0 points/yr | |
| 6 | N Tung Chee-hwa | Hong Kong | 1 Jul 1997 – 12 Mar 2005 | −1.5 points 1996 → 2004 | — | −0.2 points/yr | |
| 7 | N Fernando Chui | Macao | 20 Dec 2009 – 20 Dec 2019 | −2.2 points 2009 → 2019 | — | −0.2 points/yr | |
| 8 | N Carrie Lam | Hong Kong | 1 Jul 2017 – 1 Jul 2022 from 2017 | −7.7 points 2017 → 2022 | — | −1.5 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 better · World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_GE.SC): perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service and of policy-making, a score from 0 to 100 with its 90 % interval · special administrative region data · as of Jul 2025.