Donald Tsang

Sir Donald Tsang Yam-kuen GBM (born 7 October 1944) is a former Hong Kong civil servant and was the President of the Executive Council of Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012.

Quotes

 * In order to reach universal suffrage we need to build trust.
 * As quoted in Hong Kong Lawmakers Reject Tsang's Electoral Plan (Update4) at Bloomberg


 * I should focus on other important issues like people's livelihoods and the economy.
 * As quoted in "Hong Kong leader abandons reforms" at BBC News (12 January 2006)


 * 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
 * Statement during a Business for Clear Air conference, as quoted in "Tsang hit for 'naive' comments" by Mimi Lau in The Standard (28 November 2006)


 * 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.
 * As quoted in "Donald Tsang unveils new HKSAR gov't lineup" at Xinhua News (23 June 2007)


 * 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.
 * As quoted in "HK's Tsang apologises for gaffe" at BBC News (13 October 2007)
 * Variant transcription or translation:
 * If you go to the extreme you have the cultural revolution for instance in China. Then people take everything into their hands, then you cannot govern the place. … It was people taking power into their own hands. This is what we mean by democracy.
 * As quoted in "Hong Kong leader apologises for democracy gaffe" at AFP (14 October 2007)