第五十二條 香港特別行政區(qū)行政長官如有下列情況之一者必須辭職:
Article 52 The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region must resign under any of the following circumstances:
?。ㄒ唬┮驀乐丶膊』蚱渌驘o力履行職務;
(1) When he or she loses the ability to discharge his or her duties as a result of serious illness or other reasons;
?。ǘ┮騼纱尉芙^簽署立法會通過的法案而解散立法會,重選的立法會仍以全體議員三分之二多數(shù)通過所爭議的原案,而行政長官仍拒絕簽署;
(2) When, after the Legislative Council is dissolved because he or she twice refuses to sign a bill passed by it, the new Legislative Council again passes by a two-thirds majority of all the members the original bill in dispute, but he or she still refuses to sign it;
?。ㄈ┮蛄⒎〞芙^通過財政預算案或其他重要法案而解散立法會,重選的立法會繼續(xù)拒絕通過所爭議的原案。
and (3) When, after the Legislative Council is dissolved because it refuses to pass a budget or any other important bill, the new Legislative Council still refuses to pass the original bill in dispute.
第五十三條 香港特別行政區(qū)行政長官短期不能履行職務時,由政務司長、財政司長、律政司長依次臨時代理其職務。
Article 53 If the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is not able to discharge his or her duties for a short period, such duties shall temporarily be assumed by the Administrative Secretary, Financial Secretary or Secretary of Justice in this order of precedence.
行政長官缺位時,應在六個月內(nèi)依本法第四十五條的規(guī)定產(chǎn)生新的行政長官。行政長官缺位期間的職務代理,依照上款規(guī)定辦理。