What he's saying now is, wait, we've got to consult Beijing. We don't even know what the basic law means. This is ludicrous.

You can call it a farce; it's not an election in the way you know it, but that's Hong Kong, it's very sad.

That was really bad. Mr. Zhang had said we could have an honest dialogue, but when we raised the issues that the Hong Kong people are concerned about, he got angry.

I wonder why this figure wasn't released along with the others last week. They should tell us (what their plans are) and also disclose other items,

The first of July is the first day of Chinese rule and the signal they're sending to the outside world is very negative.

We have demonstrated to Hong Kong and to the rest of China, if people are allowed to get the news, what democracy is all about.