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Hong Kong leader faces divide

Hong Kong's beleaguered leader faces a huge task to bridge a widening political gap, analysts said Wednesday, after a mass rally pushing for his resignation and a swifter path to democracy under Chinese rule.

A demonstrator sits in front of tents as people camp out at the government headquarters during a protest against the city's leader Leung Chun-ying in Hong Kong on January 2, 2013. Hong Kong's beleaguered leader faces a huge task to bridge a widening political gap, analysts said, after a mass rally pushing for his resignation and a swifter path to democracy under Chinese rule.

Tens of thousands of people marched on New Year's Day in two opposing demonstrations, heaping pressure on the city's Beijing-backed chief executive Leung Chun-ying who is also embroiled in an embarrassing renovations scandal.

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    Discussion 1 : 03 Jan 2013 at 17.311

    Have honkong Chinese protested against Japan on Diaoyou ?Do you Chinese or Japanese?
    If you don't Love China Nation ,please leave to Vancouver or Australia ad you want . To Cover your Head with White hat and colony Flag.
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