Tung Chee-hwa

Protest in Hong Kong: Monsoon of Their Discontent

Human Rights Watch has called for an investigation into alleged police mistreatment of participants and journalists at July 1st protests in Hong Kong. Journalists have alleged that police at the scene unnecessarily used pepper...

Keith Bradsher: Beijing Puts 2-Year Limit on Term for Hong Kong’s Acting Leader

From The New York Times: The authorities in Beijing ordered on Wednesday that the next chief executive of Hong Kong serve only the remainder of the term of the previous chief executive, a ruling that critics of mainland policies toward the territory described as a further erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy. The Standing Committee of […]

AP: Hong Kong lawmaker to legally challenge China

From AP. via Taipei Times: An opposition lawmaker said yesterday he plans to challenge in court the government’s decision that Hong Kong’s next leader should serve two years instead of five — a step some see as caving in to pressure from Beijing. The term length dispute erupted after Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa resigned […]

Willy Lam: Factional Politics and Beijing’s Tightening Grip on Hong Kong

From Asia Pacific Media Network: However, there is little doubt that the entire “dump Tung” episode signals a further erosion of Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy – and of the vitality of the one country, two systems model. As pro-democracy legislator and labor activist Lee Cheuk-yan pointed out: “Hong Kong people played no role […]

China Accepts HK Chief Executive’s Resignation

China has accepted the resignation of Tung Chee-hwa, and elections for a new chief executive are set for July 10, according to two Reuters stories: Hong Kong interim leader Donald Tsang said on Saturday that elections will be held on July 10 to pick the city’s next chief executive, following the resignation of unpopular leader […]

Let Us Now Praise Tung Chee-Hwa

Todd Crowell comments in Asia Times, “Let us now praise Tung Chee-hwa”: Hong Kong does not elect its chief executive, so Tung hung on. But ever the Confucian gentleman, Tung knew that the Mandate of Heaven had been withdrawn after he was publicly berated last December in Macau by Chinese President Hu Jintao. The only […]

Hong Kong’s leader Tung resigns

Tung Chee-hwa has formally resigned. Here are stories from the BBC, the New York Times, and Reuters. BBC and Financial Times also have articles about his successor, Donald Tsang.

Kim Coghill: No word on Tung resignation

From Reuters.co.uk: Unpopular Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa has met Chinese President Hu Jintao amid reports of his resignation which have sparked widespread fears that Beijing is meddling in the territory’s affairs. Hu congratulated Tung for becoming a member of Beijing’s highest advisory body, a move that may foreshadow his departure as the territory’s chief […]

Alexandra Harney: Departure turns spotlight on China’s role

From The Financial Times: As the Hong Kong public’s confidence in Tung Chee-hwa, the chief executive, has fallen over the past two years, Beijing has tightened its grip on the territory’s governance. The mainland Chinese government has been unequivocal about its desire for political stability in Hong Kong, extending economic incentives such as a bilateral […]

Telegraph: China shuts up Hong Kong

From the Telegraph: China had already locked the door to political reform in Hong Kong. Now it is apparently bolting it as well, by prematurely removing the chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, and installing a successor for the next five years under the present, highly restricted franchise. The news, blazoned across Hong Kong newspapers yesterday, has […]

Gulf Daily News: Beijing is silent as Tung quits

From Gulf Daily News: Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa yesterday looked set to resign, cutting short a turbulent eight-year tenure overshadowed by economic recession, policy gaffes and unease over China’s interference. Local newspapers splashed Tung’s resignation across their front pages, but the governments in both Beijing and Hong Kong refused to confirm or deny whether […]

Keith Bradsher and Thomas Crampton: Leadership cloud grips Hong Kong

From The International Herald Tribune: Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s chief executive, is expected to resign in the coming weeks after two years of dismal rankings in public-opinion surveys and a series of political mishaps, but his retirement is far from an unalloyed victory for democracy, politicians and experts said Wednesday.

Alexandra Harney: Tsang stays ahead of pack in HK race to replace Tung

From the Financial Times: Donald TsangHong Kong’s hottest dinner party subject in recent weeks has been who is best positioned to succeed Tung Chee-hwa as the territory’s chief executive. Donald Tsang, the chief secretary for administration and the territory’s second highest-ranking official, is the name on the tips of many tongues. For a start, he […]

The Standard: Tung resigns

From The Standard – China’s Business Newspaper: Tung Chee-hwa is citing poor health and stress as reasons for his resignation. Tung Chee-hwa’s frustrating and unpopular career as Hong Kong’s leader is over. Sources in Beijing say the Chinese Communist Party’s politburo has accepted his resignation as chief executive due to poor health and stress. The […]

FT: Hong Kong head set to step down early

From the Financial Times: Mr Tung, Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader following the 1997 transfer of sovereignty from Britain, has faced growing criticism of his administration. In recent months he has played a less visible role, with Sir Donald Tsang, the chief secretary, taking charge of sensitive issues on the territory’s agenda. Under Hong Kong’s […]

BBC: HK’s Tung joins top China body

From BBC NEWS: Mr Tung is unpopular among Hong Kong voters Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa has been appointed to China’s top political advisory body, the CPPCC. The Hong Kong government announced the move on Monday, and said Mr Tung would travel to Beijing for the CPPCC’s opening session on Saturday. Analysts were split […]

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