Hong Kongers Protest Beijing’s Manipulation of Election
Chaos, scandals, and protests are preceding Hong Kong’s Chief Executive elections. The two frontrunners, both Beijing-backed, have been involved in ugly power struggles. Both have tried their best to disclose the other’s scandals.
Protesters march to voice their dissatisfaction with the territory's leader, Chief Executive Donald Tsang, in Hong Kong on March 3, 2012. They also called for direct elections in the southern Chinese territory ahead of elections on March 25. Tsang, whose term is up in June, agreed on March 1 to cooperate with an investigation into his alleged ties to rich tycoons, after revelations of his jaunts on private jets and yachts, and denied he had breached bribery laws. Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
By Cheryl Chen
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