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The son of poor farmers, Mr Roh had studied for the bar and then become a practising lawyer, becoming known as a people's champion after defending students who had been arrested for protesting against Chun Doo-hwan, a dictatorial leader.
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Henry Tang, the territory's top civil servant, is a possible candidate, as is Leung Chun Ying, the convener of Mr Tsang's cabinet.
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"The custom has evolved so that now you have to give small crappy candy that no one actually wants to all your friends and everyone at the office down to your security guard as a show of goodwill, " said Chun.
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The decision is widely seen as a prelude to granting an amnesty to General Chun and General Roh.
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HKMEx Chairman Barry Cheung holds various public positions, including as a non-official member of the city's cabinet under Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying.
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Leung Chun-ying took office as Hong Kong's chief executive in July pledging to provide more affordable housing in a bid to cool the anger.
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