Claim: Tung Chee-hwa gave a total of eight policy addresses, as mandated under Article 64 of the Basic Law, requiring the government to "present regular policy addresses to the Council", when he was the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
Evidence: 2005 Tung Chee-hwa 2004 Tung Chee-hwa 2003 Tung Chee-hwa 2001 Tung Chee-hwa 2000 Tung Chee-hwa 1999 Tung Chee-hwa 1998 Tung Chee-hwa 1997 Tung Chee-hwa The practice of giving annual policy address is mandated under Article 64 of the Basic Law, requiring the government to "present regular policy addresses to the Council". In 1996, he was elected the Chief Executive by a 400-member Selection Committee.