Donald Tsang Zitate

Donald Tsang Yam Kuen, GBM, JP war in der Nachfolge Tung Chee-hwas vom 21. Juni 2005 bis zum 30. Juni 2012 der Verwaltungschef der chinesischen Sonderverwaltungszone Hongkong. Wikipedia  

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“I should focus on other important issues like people's livelihoods and the economy.”

As quoted in "Hong Kong leader abandons reforms" at BBC News (12 January 2006) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4607100.stm

“People can go to the extreme like what we saw during the Cultural Revolution. For instance, in China, when people take everything into their own hands, then you cannot govern the place. … [It] was the people taking power into their own hands. Now that is what you mean by democracy if you take it to the full swing.”

As quoted in "HK's Tsang apologises for gaffe" at BBC News (13 October 2007) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7042941.stm
Variant transcription or translation:
If you go to the extreme you have the cultural revolution for instance in China. Then people take everything into their hands, then you cannot govern the place. … It was people taking power into their own hands. This is what we mean by democracy.
As quoted in "Hong Kong leader apologises for democracy gaffe" at AFP (14 October 2007) http://web.archive.org/web/20070609092458/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h_ytPeUlA7mXw3eMQ6WHSo_emsLw

“The life expectancy in Hong Kong is among the highest in the world … you can come to only one conclusion: we have the most environmentally friendly place for people, for executives, for Hong Kong people to live”

Statement during a Business for Clear Air conference, as quoted in "Tsang hit for 'naive' comments" by Mimi Lau in The Standard (28 November 2006) http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=32856&sid=11078442&con_type=1&d_str=20061128&sear_year=2006

“In order to reach universal suffrage we need to build trust.”

As quoted in Hong Kong Lawmakers Reject Tsang's Electoral Plan (Update4) at Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aBfFhhK_Md.I&refer=asia

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