Hong Kong's Leung Chun-ying walks out of a lift to meet journalists in Hong Kong, China June 18, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying said on Tuesday some people had misunderstood controversial comments by Beijing's top representative in the Chinese-ruled city that the chief executive was above the law.
Zhang Xiaoming, the head of Beijing's Liaison Office in Hong Kong, said at the weekend Leung enjoys a special legal position that puts him above the legislature and judiciary in the former British colony.
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