Qiao Xiaoyang

Leung Chun-ying says Beijing's consent to start reform talks not needed

4 May 2013

Amid heated debate over remarks by National People's Congress Law Committee chairman Qiao Xiaoyang on criteria for chief executive candidates in 2017, political analysts have speculated that the...

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Democratic candidates must have a place in 2017 contest

24 Apr 2013

Senior Chinese legislator Qiao Xiaoyang dropped a bomb last month when he presented his views on how the 2017 chief executive election should be held.

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The fight for universal suffrage in 2017

24 Apr 2013

Earlier this month, the founding chairman of the Democratic Party, Martin Lee Chu-ming, stunned the community by proposing a mechanism for screening candidates of the chief executive election in...

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Screening is not the way to 'love China, love Hong Kong'

16 Apr 2013

Hong Kong appears on the verge of a constitutional crisis, launched when chairman of the National People's Congress Law Committee Qiao Xiaoyang proclaimed that candidates for chief executive in...

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Reform comments are not new, says CY Leung

13 Apr 2013

Recent comments by NPC official Qiao Xiaoyang about electoral reform were merely a reiteration of long-standing principles and general requirements, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said yesterday...

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Patriotism seems straightforward, but not in debate on Hong Kong's future

12 Apr 2013

The meaning of the word patriotism seems straightforward, but not so in the debate on Hong Kong' s future, where it has a long history of flux.

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Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Alex Lo

We need a sober view of sexual violence

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What's wrong with requiring the Hong Kong chief executive to be patriotic?

Although the central government and Hong Kong citizens have reached a mutual consensus that there will be universal suffrage, how the chief executive election in 2017 should be conducted has...

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Qiao Xiaoyang's topsy-turvy understanding of democracy

Many people will agree with Qiao Xiaoyang, chairman of the Law Committee of the National People's Congress, when he says Hong Kong's chief executive must be someone who "loves the country and...

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Qiao Xiaoyang, the politician who won his critics' respect

Qiao, 67, recently took centre stage when he discussed the city's electoral reform, which will decide the rules of the 2016 Legislative Council and 2017 chief executive elections.

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CITY BEAT

State media's long journey to a clear-eyed look at Hong Kong

Whether someone who is regarded as "confronting" Beijing could be Hong Kong's future chief executive has been the subject of much debate recently. But it still came as a surprise to many that the...

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POLITICS

City's politicians play tough game of 'pass the message'

As mainland officials rarely comment publicly on the city's issues under the "one country, two systems" principle, the central government's messages to the administration are often delivered...

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CITY BEAT

Where to draw line of communication

The date March 25 may not ring any bells, but it was a special day for Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. On that date a year ago, he was elected to the highest job in town. But Leung is less likely...

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