Hong Kong Leader Faces Political Crisis Amid calls for his resignation, Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa travels to Beijing for emergency talks with Communist Party leaders this weekend. The talks follow huge public protests against government policies and the resignations of Hong Kong's financial and security ministers. Katherine Schlatter reports.

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Hong Kong Leader Faces Political Crisis

July 18, 200312:00 AM ET

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Amid calls for his resignation, Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa travels to Beijing for emergency talks with Communist Party leaders this weekend. The talks follow huge public protests against government policies and the resignations of Hong Kong's financial and security ministers. Katherine Schlatter reports.