Hong Kong is in the midst of a passionate debate about its constitutional development . City should seize opportunity to have ` ` full - fledged election '' for first time , Hong Kong 's leader writes . It is my fundamental and constitutional duty to work towards the goal of electing the chief executive by universal suffrage within that legal framework . Critics says it will allow only candidates favored by Beijing . Such claims are unfounded as details are not available , C.Y . Leung adds .
Hong Kong is in the midst of a passionate debate about its constitutional development . City should seize opportunity to have ` ` full - fledged election '' for first time , Hong Kong 's leader writes . Critics says it will allow only candidates favored by Beijing . Such claims are unfounded as details are not available , C.Y . Leung adds .