Tung Chee Hwa's resignation motion vetoed down

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Tung Chee Hwa's resignation motion vetoed down

A motion demanding Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa's resignation was vetoed down on Wednesday in the first 2003/2004 Legislative Council meeting.

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A motion demanding Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa's resignation was vetoed down on Wednesday in the first 2003/2004 Legislative Council meeting.

The motion was vetoed down by 31 to 21. It is the second such motion being vetoed down by the legislators.

Legislators against the motion said Tung has made great efforts over the past six years on administration. His works are visible and those words denying chief executive's deeds are baseless.

Chief Secretary for administration Donald Tsang said at the meeting that Hong Kong is at the crossroads and chief executive does not blench when facing all the difficulties.

"He is actively finding broader directions for Hong Kong's economic readjustment," Tsang added.

Regarding words in the motion that there had been "retrogression in human rights, the rule of law" under Tung, Secretary for Justice Elsie Leung said organizations of the UN reviewing Hong Kong's human rights has given positive appraisement to the city, and "those saying over retrogression in Hong Kong's human rights are ungrounded."

Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Stephen Lam said that since the establishment of the Special Administrative Region, as a government with the support of the Legislative Council and the community, we have weathered quite a few storms and challenges.

"We have overcome the Asian financial crisis. We have defeated SARS. We have made progress in terms of furthering our economic co-operation with the mainland through the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement and such other initiatives," said Lam.

"We believe that the record of the government is there for the community to judge," he said.

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