From AFP, via Yahoo News: “Chinese President Hu Jintao has given an unprecedented public dressing down to Hong Kong’s leaders, a day after the territory’s government was forced to postpone a major public property sale.
At ceremonies to mark the fifth anniversary of the return of the former Portuguese colony of Macau to Chinese rule, Hu told Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa and his cabinet their performance must improve.
‘Our hopes are that officials of Hong Kong will put Hong Kong’s interests and the long-term national interests first. You must be more united and cooperative and supportive of each other,’ said Hu. ”
