That changed in 2012, when Leung Chun-ying was appointed as Hong Kong’s chief executive. China’s first choice for the position, Henry Tang, was forced to withdraw because of private indiscretions and a disgraceful bid to have his wife take the fall for a zoning violation.
2012年梁振英被任命为香港行政长官时这一切都发生了改变。中国任命担任特首职务的首选唐英年因为私行不检和让妻子为划区违规担责的丑闻而被迫退出竞争。