Word: tsang
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...Born and bred in Hong Kong-his father was a policeman-Tsang rose through the ranks of the colonial civil service, a common career choice for Hong Kongers with plenty of brains but little money. A devout Catholic (like a surprising number of key people in Hong Kong), Tsang has his roots deep in the city. Because of his background as an official in the British administration, for which he received a knighthood, Hong Kong's leftist camp has never fully trusted Tsang as a Beijing loyalist. Indeed, the conventional wisdom is that China's leaders are still feeling...
...feel the time for full democracy is already long past, and that any attempt to delay it is demeaning. Earlier this month, a group of democrats led by Chan unveiled a compromise proposal that would gradually implement universal suffrage. It's hardly a radical blueprint, and it dovetails with Tsang's own target of achieving full democracy by 2012, when his new five-year term will end. The response out of Beijing to Chan's plan, however, was anything but welcoming. Chen Zuo'er, the deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, was at pains to stress...
...Tsang says he can bridge the gap between Hong Kong and Beijing: "Perhaps I'm the only person able to do this [democracy] deal," he told TIME. Though he has stumbled once already on political reform, Tsang remains nothing if not confident. His campaign slogan is i'll get the job done. No question, he'll get the job. But whether he gets it done will determine Hong Kong's future for years to come...
...office Donald Tsang uses at his election-campaign HQ is small and austere-no ornaments, just a desk, a computer and chairs. The atmosphere is distinctly no-nonsense, and that was precisely Tsang's mood when he met TIME's Zoher Abdoolcarim and Austin Ramzy last Friday for a brisk conversation about democracy, his relationship with Beijing, and Hong Kong's competition. Excerpts...
...TIME: Your re-election is a foregone conclusion. Why campaign at all? TSANG: My objective is not only to win the votes of the 800 people who are the delegates in the Election Committee. My campaign is to win the hearts of the 7 million people of Hong Kong, convincing them that I'm the best man for the job. If I'm going to secure the votes of 800 people, it is a much easier exercise. I know many of them anyway. But winning the hearts of the people is a different exercise. I have to have a manifesto...