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...Hong Kong just six hours after it regains control over the British colony, sparking fears among democratic activists that a crackdown on civil liberties cannot be far behind. Although the planned deployment would roughly match current British troop levels, today's announcement by the incoming government of Tung Chee-hwa was met with derision by colonial Governor Chris Patten. He warned that the sight of armored cars in the streets on July 1 would send "a very bad signal to Hong Kong and the rest of the world." To reach their barracks on Hong Kong Island, the 21 armored cars...
Officially, the physician's red thread has been given to Tung Chee-hwa, a Hong Kong multimillionaire who lived for nine years in the U.S. and was handpicked by the communist bosses in Beijing to carry out their promise of a "high degree of autonomy" for the capitalist enclave. Looking over his shoulder, however, is an ardent spokesman for those who insist that Hong Kong can rule itself. Martin Lee stakes his claim to leadership on the voter's mandate to make Beijing live up to democratic...
Tung Chee-hwa vs. Martin Lee. As Hong Kong moves into an uncharted future under Chinese rule, all eyes will be on these two men with clashing visions, each seeking to shape the destiny of the dynamic territory and, by extension, the new China emerging on the international stage. Tung, an unassuming tycoon who is widely known to Westerners as C.H., has the credentials to reassure both investors and Beijing that the transition will be smooth and that Hong Kong will continue to prosper. Lee, the well-born and high-powered barrister, is speaking for those who fear China will...
...very presence in the United States caused friction with Beijing. Before leaving on his multinational tour for support, Lee met with China's hand-picked chief executive Tung Che-Hwa and received a reprimand for traveling abroad and soliciting foreign money for the Hong Kong Democratic Party
...expected highlight of the Beijing leg of their trip will be a meeting with Tung Chee Hwa, who will assume Hong Kong's highest administrative post from current Governor Chris Patten...