HK leader Donald Tsang wins new term

时间：2007-03-26 02:21:45

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Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang celebrates on the podium after winning the chief executive election at the polling centre in Hong Kong March 25, 2007. Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang widely won a second term as chief executive on Sunday following an election race.
 
Mar1. 25 - Hong Kong's leader Donald Tsang was headed for another term in office on Sunday as the handful of city elites2 allowed to vote were casting their ballots3 in a brief election.

 

The 800 members of Hong Kong's election committee are the only people in this territory of nearly seven million people allowed to vote for chief executive, and most will support Tsang.

 

But for the first time since Britain handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997, the race for leader is being contested -- and the challenger, Alan Leong.

 

The 62-year-old Tsang, a career civil servant rarely seen in public without his trademark4 bow tie, said he had the backing of 641 committee members.

 

His reappointment was expected to be announced soon after the two-hour vote, which was being held in a convention centre on the edge of the city near Hong Kong international airport.

 

"I am a serious, responsible, conscientious5 and even a stiff man," Tsang said in the last of his public rallies Friday night. "But I can promise you that I will do this job well."

 

Hong Kong, one of the world's main hubs of international finance, has been facing growing competition from cities in Chinese mainland and grappling with a serious pollution problem that has made it less attractive to business leaders.

 

Governed by the rule of law and driven by the freest of free markets, Hong Kong has unique status in China -- a policy former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping described as "one country, two systems" when the 1997 handover took place.

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1 mar f7Kzq     
vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟
参考例句：
  • It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
  • Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。
2 elites e3dbb5fd6596e7194920c56f4830b949     
精华( elite的名词复数 )； 精锐； 上层集团； （统称）掌权人物
参考例句：
  • The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
  • Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。
3 ballots 06ecb554beff6a03babca6234edefde4     
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
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  • They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 trademark Xndw8     
n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标
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  • The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
  • The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。
5 conscientious mYmzr     
adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的
参考例句：
  • He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
  • He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。

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