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By Sophie Leung

(Updates using remarks from Ip throughout lastly paragraph)

Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) Regina Ip, Hong Kong azines former security secretary, plans to run to the city verts top authority position soon after front runner Henry Tang became involved in a scandal around an banned basement.

Ip, the best female to own brussels ersus security bureau, said your girlfriend candidacy regarding next month ersus election for a press briefing this specific evening.

As Mr. Tang goes on running intended for election despite his small popularity on account of his / her honesty problem, I have chose in order to employ the actual competition as I need to deliver one more choice to Hong Kong people, the lady said.

Ip still left the particular Hong Kong govt within 2003 right after 500,000 individuals took on the roads throughout protest with her try and expose a strong anti-subversion regularions in the previous British colony. Tang, previously Hong Kong s No. 2 official, is usually dealing with calls to help kick the habit of the particular contest right after classified ads announced the illegitimate development on the attic with a residence owned simply by his / her wife.

Ip could also often be competing against Leung Chun-ying, a past administration adviser, as well as Albert Ho, a new lawmaker considering the Democratic Party. Tang shouldn capital t cause the city, Ip reported Feb. 17, every day after your dog apologized for any outlawed property or home addition.

Hong Kong, which in turn earned t have general suffrage until 2017, will present its top established selected with a 1,200-strong election committee composed of the city s richest men, professionals and distributors through China. All applicants require at the least 150 nomination votes from the stop of February to have for election with March 25.

Ip seemed to be chosen for the Legislative Council, Hong Kong azines lawmaking institution, inside 2008. She later founded your New People s Party.

With assistance coming from Kelvin Wong around Hong Kong. Editors: Nerys Avery, Tan Hwee Ann

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