Editing Impeachment (section)

=== Hong Kong ===
The [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|chief executive of Hong Kong]] can be impeached by the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]]. A motion for investigation, initiated jointly by at least one-fourth of all the legislators charging the Chief Executive with "serious breach of law or dereliction of duty" and refusing to resign, shall first be passed by the council. An independent investigation committee, chaired by the [[Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal|chief justice of the Court of Final Appeal]], will then carry out the investigation and report back to the council. If the Council find the evidence sufficient to substantiate the charges, it may pass a motion of impeachment by a two-thirds majority.<ref name=HKSAR>{{cite web |url=http://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/basiclawtext/chapter_4.html |title=Basic Law of Hong Kong |website=basiclaw.gov.hk |publisher=Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government |access-date=13 November 2016 |archive-date=30 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230190055/http://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/basiclawtext/chapter_4.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{rp|Article 73(9)}}

However, the Legislative Council does not have the power to actually remove the chief executive from office, as the chief executive is appointed by the [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|Central People's Government]] (State Council of China). The council can only report the result to the Central People's Government for its decision.<ref name=HKSAR/>{{rp|Article 45}}