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Hong Kong Top Officials Resign in Crisis

Guardian Unlimited

Hong Kong's embattled leader announced the resignations of two senior aides Wednesday and said he would fly to Beijing for talks about the territory's worst political crisis since the 1997 handover.

Critics said Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa was the main cause of Hong Kong's deep problems and insisted he too should go.

Tung is under fire over a worsening economy and an anti-subversion bill that critics say would curtail Hong Kong's civil liberties.