Obituary: Sir Roger Lobo, Hong Kong lawmaker who sought transparency on pre-handover talks
A former lawmaker whose 1984 attempt to lift the veil of secrecy over Sino-British negotiations on the future of Hong Kong sparked suspicion in Beijing has died at the age of 91.
Sir Roger Lobo 1923-2015
A former lawmaker whose 1984 attempt to lift the veil of secrecy over Sino-British negotiations on the future of Hong Kong sparked suspicion in Beijing has died at the age of 91.
Roger Lobo, a Macau-born entrepreneur and one of the most respected members of the city's Portuguese community, died of cancer on Saturday.
His public service - for which he received a knighthood - included years on the Executive Council, as an acting and later a full member from 1967 to 1985. He was also a lawmaker, becoming senior member of the Legislative Council from 1980 to 1985.
One of his best-known acts was moving the so-called Lobo motion, which demanded a full debate in Legco before Britain and China reached a final agreement on Hong Kong.
"The purpose of this motion is very simple. It means what it says - no more - and one might think that it could not be easily misunderstood or misrepresented," he told lawmakers after Beijing implied it was a bid to intervene in talks.