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CHINA has called the resignation 15 of opposition legislative councillors in Hong Kong a “farce” and a bid to undermine the long-standing policy of one country, two systems.
The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office waned yesterday that the act was “an open challenge” to Beijing’s rule and a “stance of stubborn resistance” against the central government.
“If these lawmakers hope to make use of their resignation to provoke radical opposition and beg for foreign interference, they have miscalculated,” a government spokesperson said.
The resignations followed the disqualification of four Hong Kong lawmakers – Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung – who are accused of colluding with foreign governments and calling for sanctions on China.
Beijing’s National People’s Congress standing committee had earlier adopted a resolution allowing the Hong Kong government to disqualify members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council deemed to be a threat to national security.
A China Daily editorial said yesterday that the disqualified members had been sabotaging the system that governs relations between China and Hong Kong, “advocating violence and practising ugly ‘burn with us’ practices.”
