Hong Kong leader faces divide after mass rally
- Published: 2 Jan 2013 at 17.46
- Online news: Asia
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.
Protesters carry a poster of the city's leader Leung Chung-ying an anti Leung Chung-ying protest in Hong Kong on January 1, 2013. 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.
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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