"People are disenfranchised because they don’t vote, they are disengaged because we don’t talk to them, and we don’t listen, not directly. There is a… - CY Leung

"People are disenfranchised because they don’t vote, they are disengaged because we don’t talk to them, and we don’t listen, not directly. There is a sense of being disowned, and therefore, there’s a deep sense of distrust between the people and the government, or by the people of government. I want to bridge that gap and I want to re-engage with the people." (2012)

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About CY Leung

GBM, GBS, JP (born 12 August 1954), commonly known as C. Y. Leung or "689", is the third and incumbent who assumed office on 1 July 2012. A politician of the bloc, Leung has held various political offices including Convenor of the Executive Council and Member of the before winning the "small-circle" in which 689 of the 1200 largely Beijing-friendly appointees on the chose him over his opponents and . Across the territory, he is nicknamed "The Wolf" by some opponents – alluding to his cunning and deviousness, and as a pun of his name and the Chinese word for wolf.

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Alternative Names: Leung Chun-ying CY Liang Zhenying

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