28/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - In a statement published on 24 January, the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU notes that 'the European Union has consistently supported early progress towards universal suffrage in Hong Kong in accordance with the Basic Law… We are therefore disappointed that the possibility of universal suffrage for 2012 elections has been ruled out' for Hong Kong. 'At the same time, we note positively Chief Executive Donald Tsang's statement that a timetable has...