HONG KONG: China says no direct elections for 2012
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China has announced that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will not attain universal suffrage by the year 2012. The announcement from China's standing committee of the National People's Congress came after Hong Kong's chief executive, Donald Tsang, submitted a report requesting elections in 2012. Beijing's plans have outraged pro-democracy leaders and activists who are demanding an earlier date for democratic reforms. Their frustrations spilled onto the streets on Saturday as they staged a protest march through the former British colony.
Presenter: Girish Sawlani
Speakers: Emily Lau, Hong Kong Legislative Council member; Donald Tsang, Hong Kong's chief executive; Steve Binds, political commentator
