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Tsang re-elected in Hong Kong

Donald Tsang Yam Kuen was overwhelmingly re-elected to a third term as chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Tsang outpolled the only other contender for the five-year term, Alan Leon, 649-123 in voting by members of the Election
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Published: March. 25, 2007 at 4:03 PM

HONG KONG, March 25 (UPI) -- Donald Tsang Yam Kuen was overwhelmingly re-elected to a third term as chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Tsang outpolled the only other contender for the five-year term, Alan Leon, 649-123 in voting by members of the Election Committee, China's official Xinhua news agency said.

Tsang, who was teary-eyed as he bowed to the audience, received a bouquet of flowers from supporters and embraced his wife, pledged to narrow the gap between Hong Kong's wealthy and poor.

"We shall do our utmost to push economic development and establish Hong Kong as No. 1 international financial center in the region," he said.

Ma Lik, a member of the Election Committee and chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, said Tsang's re-election "reflects the mainstream will of the people, that is, Hong Kong must develop forward in a stable manner."

Topics: Donald Tsang
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