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Letters | Troubled Hong Kong needs a Lee Kuan Yew figure

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Donald Tsang discusses jail and why Hong Kong is still a ‘place of happiness’

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Letters | Why Donald Tsang was the victim of a miscarriage of justice

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Hong Kong’s justice system must find a way to defend the wrongfully accused without bankrupting them.

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Donald Tsang
Donald Tsang Yam-kuen served Hong Kong as chief executive from 2005 to 2012.
Born
7 Oct 1944
Industry
Politics
Job Title
Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR
last updated:
7 October, 2024
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