More questions for Hong Kong lawmaker Eddie Chu over pledge of allegiance to China ahead of village elections
- Chu asked to answer five additional political questions about Hong Kong’s status after submitting nomination form
- Exco member Ronny Tong calls Chu’s stance contradictory as lawmaker also defended right to advocate for Hong Kong independence
Lawmaker Eddie Chu Hoi-dick faced more questions from election officials on his stance on Hong Kong independence and self-determination on Wednesday, despite pledging allegiance to Chinese sovereignty in his previous reply.
Chu, who hopes to participate in the rural representative election for the non-indigenous villagers’ head post at Yuen Kong Sun Tsuen, in Yuen Long, was asked to answer five additional political questions about Hong Kong’s status after submitting his nomination form last Thursday.
The localist, who has in the past advocated for the city’s self-determination, said he was already a serving lawmaker.
“I have taken an oath to uphold the Basic Law and pledged allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,” he said on Tuesday, describing the additional questions as “political screening”.
