{"id":2086,"date":"2005-03-03T07:54:09","date_gmt":"2005-03-03T14:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/03\/03\/gulf-daily-news-beijing-is-silent-as-tung-quits\/"},"modified":"2005-03-03T07:54:09","modified_gmt":"2005-03-03T14:54:09","slug":"gulf-daily-news-beijing-is-silent-as-tung-quits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/03\/gulf-daily-news-beijing-is-silent-as-tung-quits\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf Daily News: Beijing is silent as Tung quits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nFrom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gulf-daily-news.com\/Story.asp?Article=105728&#038;Sn=WORL&#038;IssueID=27348\" id=\"27348\">Gulf Daily News<\/a>:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nHong 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&#8217;s interference.<\/p>\n<p>Local newspapers splashed Tung&#8217;s resignation across their front pages, but the governments in both Beijing and Hong Kong refused to confirm or deny whether the territory&#8217;s first post-colonial leader was stepping aside.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s interference. 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