Although the election of the next Chief Executive will not take place until July, China has let it be known that our present Chief Secretary, Donald Tsang, is the chosen one. Moreover, although the Basic Law prescribes a five-year term for the Chief Executive, China is insisting that the winner will only serve for the remainder of Tung’s term, until June 30, 2007.
虽然下一届行政长官选举要到7月才会举行，但中国已经明示现任政务司司长的增荫权就是不二人选。再者，虽然《基本法》规定行政长官的任期为五年，中国却坚持继任者只能任满董（建华）余下的任期，即到2007年6月30日。这清楚地表明在被中国统治近8年之后，中国的领导人不放心任何一个香港人对香港进行长达5年的治理。