Hong Kong Labour Party chair makes surprise departure over internal disagreement
Vice-chairman Chiu Shi-shun will replace former party chief Suzanne Wu Sui-shan until new leader is chosen
The Hong Kong Labour Party has been dealt a blow, with chairwoman Suzanne Wu Sui-shan making a surprise announcement that she is leaving over an internal disagreement.
The party, co-founded by pro-democracy stalwart Lee Cheuk-yan in 2011, announced in a statement on Wednesday morning that its executive committee “respected Wu’s decision to quit and thanked her for her devotion and contribution”.
Wu confirmed to the Post that she had quit “to protest against the party’s handling of some matters and some party members’ unfair treatment [of her]”.
“When others cannot be fair to you, at least you can be fair to yourself,” she said.
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Wu added that while she had no plans to join any other party, she would continue to take part in social and political activism, as well as take interest in labour issues.
When Lee founded the Labour Party in December 2011, the New Territories West lawmaker was joined by two pan-democrat colleagues in the Legislative Council: Hong Kong Island representative Cyd Ho Sau-lan and social welfare representative Peter Cheung Kwok-che.