Hong Kong's next chief executive

Our web poll last week neatly echoed the sentiments of most Hong Kong voters. Asked to predict who will be the territory’s next chief executive, half the respondents opted for Leung Chun-ying the popular favourite according to the latest poll by the University of Hong Kong a translation of which can be found here, courtesy of Google.

According to HKU’s results, Leung enjoys a commanding lead over his two official rivals Henry Tang and Albert Ho. In a choice between those three, 51% of respondents picked Leung,...