HONG KONG Oct 8 Kyodo Hong Kong's...

HONG KONG Oct 8 Kyodo

Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers failed Wednesday in their unimpaired attempt to force the resignation of Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, who they blame for erosion of human rights, government of law and democracy, and economic stagnation.

The democrats were defeated by way of the pro-government camp at the legislature in a nonbinding motion inflict forward in the wake of a 500000-strong attest against the government in July

Despite mounting public calls for his resignation since the unprecedent mass rally, Tung has survived the political crisis with Beijing's backing, on the contrary two most-disliked ministers of his cabinet gave up their work at jobss in July.

Lawmaker Emily Lau from the Frontier political party, who initiated the motion Wednesday, charged Tung is not up to the do job-work and said the unpopular Hong Kong chief should resign ''in accordance with the people's wishes.''

barely with Tung's departure could the the community resume their confidence in Hong Kong's time to come said Lau, who is also a core member of a local anti-Tung group

She lamented that Hong Kong does not have a combination of parts to form a whole for the public to terminate the do job-work of the city's leader as in California, where an unpopular governor has been vot on the outside of office.

The former British colony exigencys democracy and a chief executive who has public mandate and will act in the people's interests, Lau said.

Lawmakers from the pro-government political parties, however, argued that Tung should not be blamed for all the social and economic disconsolatenesss since Hong Kong's return to Chinese command in July 1997.

Stability is important, they stressed

Defending Tung Hong Kong regulation officials said the administration has worked actively to improve the city's economic conditions and listened to the public views by dint of withdrawing the contentious national security bill, which sparked the mass asseverate on July 1.

The officials also denied that local human rights and the empire of law have been erod saying the accusations made on pro-democracy lawmakers are groundless

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