‘Shadow chief executive’ can hold Hong Kong government to account, says pan-dem lawmaker
An unofficial public vote to elect a "shadow chief executive and cabinet" to monitor the government is a possible way forward after the political reform package is voted down, a pan-democrat lawmaker said.
An unofficial public vote to elect a "shadow chief executive and cabinet" to monitor the government is a possible way forward after the political reform package is voted down, a pan-democrat lawmaker said yesterday.
Speaking on DBC radio, NeoDemocrats legislator Gary Fan Kwok-wai also ruled out joining his colleagues in meeting central government officials in Shenzhen on Sunday because he believed it would be a "meaningless public relations show".
"I cannot see what results it would get as there might not even be enough time for us to elaborate on our views," he said.
Local officials and pro-establishment lawmakers see the meeting as a last-ditch effort to persuade pan-democrats to support the government's reforms.
The proposal follows a framework Beijing laid down last August, which ruled Hong Kong must choose from two or three candidates endorsed by a 1,200-strong nominating body when it elects its leader by popular ballot in 2017. All 27 pan-democrats have vowed to vote against the plan next month, saying it deprives voters of a genuine choice.
When asked by a DBC host about his plans after voting down the package, Fan cited an article written by Occupy Central co-founder Benny Tai Yiu-ting about a "shadow cabinet".
