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Co-founders of Hong Kong’s Liberal Party quit over move to strip them of honorary posts
- Veteran politicians James Tien, Selina Chow and Miriam Lau submit resignation letters to Liberal Party in protest over plans to abolish honorary chair posts
- Political analyst says move indicates party’s efforts to win back trust from Beijing and distance itself from Tien’s controversial role in pro-establishment bloc
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Three veterans of Hong Kong’s pro-business Liberal Party have quit the political organisation they co-founded some 30 years ago in protest over a move by the current leadership to strip them of their posts as honorary chairs.
Party leader Tommy Cheung Yu-yan on Wednesday said he had received resignation letters from former Executive Council member James Tien Pei-chun, as well as ex-lawmakers Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee and Miriam Lau Kin-yee.
“The Liberal Party leadership expresses regret and the chairman is trying to persuade them to stay,” Cheung said in a statement.
The trio’s departure was triggered by the party’s proposal to strip them of their roles as honorary chairs, a position created to recognise past leaders for their past contributions. According to the party’s website, there are four such office holders – Tien, Chow, Lau and former legislator Vincent Fang Kang.
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