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Former Hong Kong chief executive Donald Tsang (second from right) helps his wife Selina Tsang out of a van as they arrive at the High Court for sentencing after being found guilty of misconduct in Hong Kong on Monday. Tsang was on Friday found guilty of misconduct during his time at the helm of the city in a high-profile corruption trial John Carlson Capitals Jersey , but escaped conviction for bribery. Photo: AFP

The former chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), Donald Tsang Yam-kuen became the first Hong Kong leader to be taken into custody after a court convicted him on Monday. His sentencing is due on Wednesday.


Experts said that Tsang's fall shows that the future leader need to obey the laws as well as balance the concerns of the different voices in the mainland and Hong Kong society.


Tsang, who led Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012, was found guilty of misconduct in office and faced one charge of bribery, the Xinhua News Agency reported.


Tsang was found guilty of failing to declare a conflict of interest when he approved applications for a radio broadcasting license by broadcasting company Wave Media. Eight of the nine jurors gave the verdict of guilty with one dissenting.


Although Tsang's case is not related to politics Braden Holtby Capitals Jersey , it still reflects the difficulties in acting as the leader of the SAR, Yin Hongbiao, a professor at the School of International Studies of Peking University, told the Global Times on Monday.


"Tsang's sentence must not be too harsh or too light, as it may trigger a political controversy in the society. And his fall should also serve as a warning to the future chief executive to avoid any violations of laws even on minor issues Andre Burakovsky Capitals Jersey ," said Yin.


"The punishment for Tsang is a purely legal issue, not a political one. But the problems in Hong Kong are all about politics," said Zhang Dinghuai, deputy director of the Center for Basic Laws of Hong Kong and Macao at Shenzhen University.


The current Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, elected in March 2012 Philipp Grubauer Capitals Jersey , said in December 2016 that he won't seek re-election this year because of family reasons.


Leung's popularity has plummeted in recent years. His approval rating for the past three months has been about 38 percent, according to the Public Opinion Program at the University of Hong Kong, the second-lowest of any chief executive in history.


"The next chief executive will still face difficulties in handling the relationship between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, because if the chief executive favors Beijing (on an issue), opposite voices will also emerge Christian Djoos Capitals Jersey ," Yin said, adding that anyone who takes the position needs to strike a balance between the different voices in the mainland and Hong Kong society.


Moreover, the top official should also balance various views within the SAR, considering that two distinct voices emerged after the Occupy Central movement in 2014 - those supporting Beijing government and those backing "Hong Kong Independence," Yin said.


Zhang said that the recent sentencing of seven police officers for kicking and punching an Occupy Central movement supporter throws light on the Hong Kong problem.




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Protesters clash with police officers during a protest in Athens, capital of Greece, on Jan. 15, 2018. Greeks hit the streets here again on Monday to protest austerity as Members of Parliament (MPs) were due to vote on the latest omnibus bill legislating on dozens of prior actions required by the country's international creditors to conclude the third program review. (XinhuaMarios Lolos)

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