Tung's harsh comments about Hong Kong's democratic parties suggest that he is not likely to play the card of public opinion to balance pressures from special interests. In that case the only recourse would be to Beijing, but that would violate the spirit of an autonomous "Hong Kong ruled by Hong Kong people." It looks like Tung will need great political dexterity to cope with this challenge.
董建華已對香港民主政黨放出嚴辭，靠民意制衡利益團體可能不會是董建華的選擇，那最後王牌顯然是北京的監督，這卻又有違「港人治港」的自治精神，看來董建華的確需要極高的政治智慧來因應未來的嚴酷挑戰。