HK comedian Eric Tsang angers the mainland press with five years of CPPCC no-shows

Hong Kong comedian Eric Tsang Chi-wai was criticised by the mainland press after failing to turn up at the annual political consultative conference in Jiangmen, Guangdong, for the fifth consecutive year.

Tsang was appointed a delegate of the Jiangmen provincial Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in January 2011, but has neither attended any committees nor submitted any consultation proposals, the Southern Metropolis News reported.

An editorial commentary by China Youth Daily yesterday urged Tsang to step down.

"To some celebrities, a local political consultative conference title is just an additional feature to them and they might not [take] it seriously. Delegate Zeng has never fulfilled his duty… and served as a poor example," the commentary said.

"Those who cannot fulfil the duties should either resign or be sacked," it added.

This is not the first time that a CPPCC delegate has been slammed for repeated absence.