Carrie Lam could face crisis if she wins CE race only with help of pro-Beijing camp, rival Regina Ip says
NPP chair says former chief secretary’s credibility will be affected if citizens scrutinise source of her votes
The woman seen as Beijing’s preferred choice in Hong Kong’s leadership race may face a governing crisis if she wins solely because of the pro-establishment camp’s backing, even if by a landslide, her rival has warned.
Former security minister Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, who is also running for chief executive, cautioned yesterday that the overwhelming support for former chief secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor from the Beijing-friendly camp, especially its newspapers, could be counter-productive and end up harming Lam’s campaign.
“[The support] is too one-sided [in Lam’s favour], and that is not very good,” Ip said on a radio show. “It might not be a good thing for her, and she knows that.”
Lo is a delegate to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, while Cheung is from the pro-establishment Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, which has secured more than 100 seats on the Election Committee.