Up to 130,000 people have held rival marches on 1 January 2013 in Hong Kong both for and against the city 's chief executive CY Leung . Those protesting against him say he should step down over allegations he lied about illegal renovations and extensions to his mansion . Leung secretly extended his $ 64 million home without getting government planning permission or paying real estate fees . He is accused of lying about it during last year 's election campaign . In response , Leung immediately erected a false wall to block access to the unauthorised extension , before awaiting official investigation . Leung claimed he had solved the problem as the illegal extension " did not exist anymore " , but the action led to suspicion of destroying evidence . Leung has been widely accused of hypocrisy over the issue , as he won the election on 1 July last year by criticising his opponent , Henry Tang for the unauthorised building of a huge basement for a villa held in the name of his wife . Other reasons include universal suffrage , greater democracy , the widening wealth gap and Beijing 's meddling in Hong Kong affairs . Organisers of the march calling for Leung 's impeachment estimated their numbers at 130,000 , although police put the figure at a more modest 26,000 at its peak
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