Elsie Leung Oi-Sie

21 May 2013

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

3:35AM

Rule me out of forging consensus on political reform: Elsie Leung

20 May 2013

Elsie Leung Oi-sie, deputy director of the Basic Law Committee that advises the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the Basic Law's implementation, told the South China Morning...

5:27AM

Pan-democrats' proposal may run into brick wall

10 May 2013

Elsie Leung Oi-sie said the proposal, which might result in a situation where dozens of candidates ran for chief executive, may not be in line with a NPC Standing Committee decision.

5:45AM

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Elsie Leung suggests threshold for Hong Kong's top job

1 May 2013

Support from an eighth of nominating committee members could be a possible threshold for aspirants to enter the chief executive election under universal suffrage, Elsie Leung Oi-sie says.

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The better of two undesirable options for 2017 election

9 Apr 2013

You really have to give it to Elsie Leung Oi-sie. Now in semi-retirement, it may be more comfortable for the Beijing loyalist to keep a lower profile and enjoy life. But foolhardiness or...

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Elsie Leung warns against 'stupid' votes in 2017 chief executive race

8 Apr 2013

If Hongkongers are "stupid enough" to vote for a chief executive candidate who does not meet Beijing's criteria of "loving the country and loving Hong Kong", they should not blame Beijing for the...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Whistle-blowing vital in a democracy

12:31AM

Hu Shuli

China's reform blueprint must address key challenges

12:31AM

Who said it?

No country should be allowed to throw a region and even the whole world into chaos for selfish gain

Xi Jinping at the Boao Forum for Asia

2:04AM

Patriotism need not be laid out in law: Elsie Leung

The city's chief executive must be a person who loves the country and Hong Kong to ensure good governance, but it is not necessary to set out this criterion in law, a Beijing-loyalist heavyweight...

4:05AM

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Heavyweight Elsie Leung defends idea of primary race for top job

The deputy director of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee and a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy, made the remarks in Beijing after Ming Pao newspaper cited a source saying a primary may be...

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BASIC LAW COMMITTEE

Veteran Maria Tam rules out Basic Law Committee role for Stephen Lam

Former constitutional minister Stephen Lam Sui-lung will not replace Elsie Leung Oi-sie as deputy director of the Basic Law Committee as had been rumoured, veteran committee member Maria Tam Wai-...

5:08AM

LAW

Hong Kong chief justice says criticism by ex-justice minister won't affect judges

Criticism by former justice minister Elsie Leung Oi-sie of Hong Kong judges will not influence the decisions of courts, according to the city's top judge.

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City Digest, December 7, 2012

Elsie Leung speaks out on Beijing's role in HK

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