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John Tsang announces bid for chief executive, vows to restore ‘hope’

Vowing to bring hope to a city facing great uncertainty, Hong Kong’s former financial secretary John Tsang Chun-wah on Thursday ended months of speculation and officially declared his bid to join the chief executive race.

 

January 19, 2017
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Professor Leow Chee Seng has studied the body language of three likely contenders for the post of Chief Executive to see what the non-verbal language reveals about what they are really thinking.02:23
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Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah attended a press conference on the controversial Wang Chau housing project. ...02:10
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Chief executive hopeful John Tsang answers questions in this FacebookLive Q&A, hosted by SCMP senior editor Yonden Lhatoo. (Photo: SCMP's Nora Tam)20:37
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