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China approves resignation of HK's Tsang
2005-06-01
BEIJING - China's cabinet has approved the resignation of Hong Kong's interim chief executive, Donald Tsang, which he tendered so that he could run for the city's top political job, state-run Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.Tsang, Hong Kong's chief secretary, has acted as chief executive since Tung Chee-hwa resigned in March. Under Hong Kong law, government officials must resign if they wish to run for the post of chief executive. A Beijing-sanctioned electoral college of 800 people is slated to pick the new chief executive next month.
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