HONG KONG: Beijing's fresh public backing for Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa may cool political tensions for now but the government must take steps towards more democracy to win back public confidence, analysts and newspapers said.
Chinese leaders threw Tung a political lifeline on Saturday when they voiced support for his administration after massive protests and demands for his resignation plunged the former British colony into its biggest crisis in years.
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