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 in the selection of Tung as chief executive, and we have been totally left in the dark concerning his dismissal as well as the selection of his successor.” Lee Wing-tat, the Chairman of the Democratic Party, noted that “a great blow has been dealt the ‘one country, two systems’ principle if everything is being orchestrated in Beijing” concerning leadership changes in the SAR. Pro-democracy legislators have called on Tung to appear before the Legislative Council, Hong Kong’s parliament, to give a “full explanation” of the circumstances of his departure.
Meanwhile, Channelnewsasia reports that, “Chinese state media signalled that Beijing was ready to intervene in a brewing succession row in Hong Kong following the resignation of the territory’s leader last week.”
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