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...
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 But ever the Confucian gentleman, Tung knew that the Mandate of Heaven had been withdrawn after he was publicly berated last December in Macau by Chinese President Hu Jintao.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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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