Banned duo should give up and grow up
It was revealing to read that Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang and Yau Wai-ching have “vowed to keep fighting” against the decision to disqualify them from the Legislative Council.
It is revealing in that they do not yet seem to have evaluated their performances to date and continue to act like spoiled children who do not get their way.
The reality is that they betrayed the trust of the voters, who expected them to take their seats and fight for their cause. But, instead of promoting the cause, they wasted their opportunity and, in the process, damaged the credibility of every young person who wants to contribute to the future of Hong Kong. And instead of acknowledging the uselessness of their actions, of re-evaluating and rebuilding, they have vowed to keep fighting.
My message to them: give it up and grow up. The voices against them are not conspirators from Beijing or Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, but the voices of the Hong Kong people.
They are not voices against the disqualified lawmakers’ cause – which seems to have got lost in the carnival of their actions – nor are they voices against young people and their ideals. They are voices against Leung’s and Yau’s immaturity and their demonstrated lack of ability to provide any kind of leadership, or to formulate any strategic plan of action.
They were given the chance to do something useful and they squandered it by indulging in selfish and ineffective behaviour which has provided ammunition for those who say Hong Kong does not have the maturity to handle its own affairs.