Impeachment

Leung's uninspired policy address should disappoint his supporters

18 Jan 2013

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying survived the bid at the Legislative Council last week to impeach him, but the attempt was a historic first. The 27 pan-democratic lawmakers who supported the bid...

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Legco votes down CY impeachment motion

10 Jan 2013

Pan-democrats failed to initiate impeachment proceedings against Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying when an unprecedented motion was defeated in the Legislative Council last night.

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Lawmakers move to impeach CY Leung

9 Jan 2013

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was poised to survive the third effort from the pan-democrats to try to oust him, as pro-establishment lawmakers look set to vote down an unprecedented motion to...

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Impeach bid is waste of public's time

9 Jan 2013

Today will see the start of a two-day circus when anti-Leung Chun-ying legislators try to impeach the chief executive. There will be the usual clownish antics and angry speeches - all for the...

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Letters to the Editor, January 1, 2013

1 Jan 2013

Maids will be at the mercy of agencies

I note that the Bangladesh envoy says his office is very serious about an agreement with local agencies to recruit domestic workers from his country...

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CY digs himself an even deeper hole

12 Dec 2012

With such an unconvincing performance, he doesn't need critics. The chief executive's appearance in the legislature on Monday was supposed to lay to rest the furore over illegal structures at his...

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Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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3:37AM

Hongkongers should back move to impeach Leung

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying finally responded to a request from the Legislative Council's house committee to face questions on illegal building structures at his Peak houses.

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Briefs, November 24, 2012

US pair arrested amid Okinawa rape anger

3:11AM

Rush on anti-graft law for chief executive

The government has fast-tracked efforts to extend anti-graft laws to cover the chief executive, the constitutional affairs chief said.

4:42PM

Chief to 'listen humbly' to impeachment attempt

Donald Tsang Yam-kuen has promised to 'listen humbly' as he faces the first move to impeach a chief executive since the establishment of the special administrative region.

1:05PM

Muddy affair

Beware, all you top politicians. The people have tasted blood, and they thirst for more. Have you fathered a child out of wedlock? If yes, destroy all pictures of the child. If one still surfaces...

9:55AM

Motions to investigate Donald Tsang fail

Legislators voted down two motions in Legco's House Committee yesterday to investigate Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen's dealings with tycoons.

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