Hong Kong 財政上の 長官 辞職するs, 推定する／予想するd to 捜し出す 最高の，を越す 職業
By Venus Wu
HONG KONG, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's 財政上の 長官 John Tsang 辞職するd on Monday, the city's 政府 said, and is 広範囲にわたって 推定する／予想するd to 発表する his 意向 to run for the city's 最高の，を越す 職業 in March.
There has been months of 憶測 that 65-year-old Tsang, who 最高の，を越すs 人気 投票s, would step 負かす／撃墜する and enter the race to become the 財政上の 中心's 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある.
Hong Kong's 人気がない 現職の 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある, Leung Chun-ying, 発表するd last Friday that he would not stand for a second five-year 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語.
The city 政府 said Leung had already submitted Tsang's 辞職 to 中国's central 政府 and the 長官 for 財政上の services and the 財務省, Chan Ka-keung, would be 事実上の／代理 財政上の 長官.
Cable News 報告（する）／憶測d earlier on Monday that Tsang may not make an 告示 on standing for the 最高の，を越す 職業 すぐに.
Tsang was not すぐに 利用できる for comment.
Tsang, known as "Uncle Pringles" for a moustache 類似の to one worn by a character on a potato crisp brand's 一括ing, is a U.S.-educated 盗品故買者ing and 戦争の arts 熱中している人 who has been the former British 植民地's 大蔵大臣 since July 2007.
候補者s running for 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある have to be vetted by a 1,200-strong 選挙 委員会, which was selected on Sunday.
Tens of thousands of 抗議する人s clogged city streets for weeks in 2014 to 需要・要求する a one-man-one-投票（する） 選挙 for 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある but they failed to 勝利，勝つ any 譲歩s from Beijing.
Hong Kong's next leader 直面するs a host of challenges with 関心 growing over the 影響（力） of Beijing in city 事件／事情／状勢s 同様に as a 育てる／巣立つing independence movement that has alarmed 中国's 共産主義者 Party leadership.
Hong Kong's economy 一般に grew at a stable pace under Tsang and the 政府 記録，記録的な／記録するd 黒字／過剰s every year. Last year's 黒字／過剰 was HK$14.4 billion (US$1.86 billion).
But critics say Tsang has failed to use the 政府's HK$842.9 billion (US$110 billion) in reserves to 基金 long-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 social 福利事業 政策s, instead 発表するing one-off "sweeteners" in his 年次の 予算 演説（する）／住所s.
Compared with Leung, who is 一般に seen as a dour, hardliner, Tsang has tried to 現在の a more gentle persona, more in touch with the public.
Tsang is also いっそう少なく closely identified with Beijing's 共産主義者 Party leadership than Leung.
Retired 裁判官 支持を得ようと努める Kwok-hing became the first person to enter the race and 発表するd his （選挙などの）運動をする in October.
Hong Kong's 長，指導者 長官, Carrie Lam, and a 立法議員 and former 安全 長，指導者, Regina Ip, have also 表明するd an 利益／興味 in running. (報告（する）／憶測ing By Venus Wu; Editing by Michael Perry, Robert Birsel)
