Hong Kong might have to 'swallow bitter fruit', ex-leader says as he pushes for choosing chief executive by consultation

Leung Chun-ying has kicked off a controversy with his suggestion that the city does not need a vote by the 1,200-member Election Committee to pick the next leader While the law allows for the chief executive to be decided through local consultation, his idea has been met with blowback even from within the pro-establishment camp While the law allows for the chief executive to be decided through local consultation, idea of Leung Chun-ying has been met with blowback even from within the pro-establishment camp. Hong Kong's former leader Leung Chun-ying has defended his call to choose the next chief executive…