My Take | Unlike his doubters, Frederick Fung still has dignity
Pan-democrat primaries for March by-elections aimed to eliminate infighting and rivalry, but they appear to have failed miserably on that front
There may not be room any more in the opposition camp for an old-school pan-democrat and gentleman like Frederick Fung
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by-elections in March.
Rift tearing apart Hong Kong’s political opposition deepens
The whole idea was to eliminate infighting and rivalry that had plagued previous elections by nominating candidates acceptable to the major parties within the camp. It also offered a degree of democratic legitimacy to the candidates by allowing members of the public to cast their “votes”.
Fung, who leads the labour-oriented Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood, came in second after Edward Yiu Chung-yim for the Kowloon West seat.
Most people, including some government-friendly politicians, think Yiu will win hands down in March if he is not barred from running owing to his previous disqualification from Legco for his improper oath-taking.
The so-called Plan B among opposition members is for the first runners-up to take their place should Yiu, and Agnes Chow Ting of Demosisto for the Hong Kong Island seat, be disqualified.