"Before 1997, some people were publicly claiming that they … - CY Leung

"Before 1997, some people were publicly claiming that they would be put behind bars [after the resumption of Chinese sovereignty], or not be allowed to return if they left. Some people even feared that certain books or magazines would not be read in Hong Kong and that the Chinese government would somehow monitor the Internet. They’ve been proved wrong, and I can prove them wrong again." (2012)

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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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