Donald Tsang quotes
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“In order to reach universal suffrage we need to build trust.”
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“I should focus on other important issues like people's livelihoods and the economy.”
-- Donald TsangSource : "Hong Kong Leader Abandons Reforms". news.bbc.co.uk. January 12, 2006.
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“The life expectancy in Hong Kong is among the highest in the world ... you can come to only one conclusion: we have the most environmentally friendly place for people, for executives, for Hong Kong people to live”
-- Donald TsangSource : "CE speaks at Business for Clean Air' Joint Conference". www.info.gov.hk. November 27, 2006.
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“All of the members of my new team have displayed in their work a strong sense of pragmatism that I promote. ... While the backgrounds of principal officials are diverse, they all share a common commitment to our country, our territory and our people and agree with my governing philosophy.”
-- Donald TsangSource : "New Team Takes Charge of HK Affairs". www.chinadaily.com.cn. June 25, 2007.
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“People can go to the extreme like what we saw during the Cultural Revolution. For instance, in China, when people take everything into their own hands, then you cannot govern the place. ... [It] was the people taking power into their own hands. Now that is what you mean by democracy if you take it to the full swing.”
-- Donald TsangSource : "HK's Tsang Apologises for Gaffe". news.bbc.co.uk. October 13, 2007.
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“I need [Beijing's] trust in order to develop universal suffrage. The more suspicions being expressed, the more difficulty we'll have in moving towards the final destination.”
-- Donald TsangSource : "Tsang to Hit Ground Running on Universal Suffrage". www.scmp.com. January 25, 2007.
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Source : A.A. Gill (2008). “Previous Convictions: Assignments from Here and There”, p.80, Simon and Schuster
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“In order for answers to become clear, the questions have to be clear.”
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“Readjusting is a painful process, but most of us need it at one time or another.”
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“I need to listen to chill music when I'm driving. It prevents road rage.”
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“We can neither change nor overpower God's eternal suffrage against selfishness and meanness.”
Source : James Martineau (1879). “Hours of thought on sacred things, sermons”
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