From LA Times:
For the first time since China’s communist revolution, a pro-democracy candidate in an area under Beijing’s control appears likely to compete in a contest for high political office.
Alan Leong is virtually certain to lose the March race for chief executive of Hong Kong, and the election itself will be a far cry from international standards of democracy. But pro-democracy forces in the former British protectorate had a strong showing Sunday in a vote to choose Hong Kong’s equivalent of the electoral college and are taking the results as a victory.[Full Text]