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John Tsang thanks supporters after losing Hong Kong top job race and hints at ‘trick moves’
Former finance chief urges city to adopt ‘inclusive’ approach next five years
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Stopping short of blaming his defeat on Beijing’s involvement, Hong Kong’s second-place finisher in the city’s leadership election likened the contest to a football match in which “trick moves” had been employed.
Former financial secretary John Tsang Chun-wah, who led public opinion polling before the election on Sunday, secured 365 votes, losing to former chief secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who won 777 votes.
He asked Hongkongers not to “lose faith” in their city and urged them to approach the next five years in an “inclusive” manner.
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Tsang thanked his supporters for “dreaming together to make Hong Kong more democratic” and urged them not to stop “dreaming until their dream comes true”.
The long-time public servant also called on his supporters and the city’s civil servants to lend their support to Lam.
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He said he respected the “decision of all the Election Committee members” and had “no reason to believe” the outcome stemmed from Beijing’s involvement. Lam was widely known to be backed by the central government.
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