Hong Kong leader tells people to act like 'sheep'
The reaction from the pro-democracy campaigners and student groups behind the recent Umbrella Movement protests was anything but mild.
He has every intention of gobbling up Hong Kong for his Beijing master, said Claudia Mo, a pro-democracy legislator, noting how Mr Leungs detractors knew him as the wolf.
Mr Leung had a track record of tactlessness, Ms Mo added. Once he told his supporters that if others have different opinions [they should] go and shout at them.
Asked for his opinion on the reference to sheep, Alan Leong, from the pro-democracy Civic Party, told CNN: "I think it's crazy, and he is sick.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists occupied the city's streets for 11 weeks last year in what became known as the Umbrella Movement.
Ma Ngok, a political scientist, told the South China Morning Post, the comment was not smart.
He seems like he wants the people to blindly follow what he says like sheep following the shepherd. And CY Leung preaching more peace is kind of ironic because many people see him as the guy causing a lot of conflicts in Hong Kong."
Who is CY Leung and why do Hong Kong protesters want him to resign?
A 2012 profile of Mr Leung by Chinas state-run media suggests Hong Kongs leader once placed greater value on characteristics usually associated with the outgoing Year of the Horse.
The pro-Beijing leaders impoverished childhood instilled in him the importance of determination and perseverance, the profile said.
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Hong Kong leader tells people to act like 'sheep'