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Hong Kong's new chief faces renewed pressure for universal vote: Donald Tsang must navigate the choppy waters between his constituents - who want democracy - and his political backers in Beijing (Peter Ford, 3/26/07, The Christian Science Monitor)

Hong Kong, often seen as a bellwether for democracy's prospects in China, opened a potentially decisive chapter in its history Sunday, as the winner of elections to the territory's top job pledged new steps to open up the territory's backroom politics. [...]

Now [Donald Tsang] will have to navigate the choppy waters between the citizens he rules and represents in Hong Kong, who overwhelmingly want democratic elections for his job in five years, and his political masters in Beijing, who are wary of free votes.