Who's in Charge Of Hong Kong?

Hong Kong is one of the most intriguing political experiments on the planet. For nearly seven years the city of 6.8 million people has been under the reignbut not the reinsof communist China. It is governed by its own people under British-bequeathed laws, and its "one country, two systems" trial has largely succeeded. Life goes on as it did before 1997hectic, laissez-faire, ultra-capitalistic. Very, very few people complain about being citizens of the People's Republic.

Now, however, China's leaders have decided to enter the lab and shake the beaker. This week, they are expected to announce a tweak...