Hong Kong Legco newcomer Eddie Chu in UK to probe Andrew Leung nationality controversy
Lawmaker accuses British home secretary of ‘kowtowing to Beijing’
Newly elected lawmaker Eddie Chu Hoi-dick was in London on Monday demanding answers from the UK government over the how the new Legislative Council president gave up British citizenship.
Chu’s office said he wanted to meet Home Office officials, including Home Secretary Amber Rudd, for an explanation of why Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen, of the pro-Beijing Business and Professionals Alliance, had his renunciation of British nationality processed so quickly.
On departing late on Sunday, Chu said in a video posted on his Facebook page: “I have to fly to London to try to get more information because there is little hope that I can get much from Leung or the Legco secretariat. One important question I would raise is how long it would normally take for a nationality renunciation application to get processed.”
Chu said he suspected the Conservative government might have given Leung quicker, preferential treatment under pressure from Beijing.