Ousted Hong Kong lawmaker Yau Wai-ching shows remorse for ‘arrogance and rashness’
The 26-year-old localist pledges to put more effort into conducting policy research and discussion
A pro-independence activist disqualified for improper oath-taking has spoken of her embarrassment at the rashness of her actions and says she is now bearing the consequences.
Youngspiration member Yau Wai-ching penned her message after the Court of Final Appeal on Friday rejected a final bid by her and fellow radical Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang to be reinstated in the Legislative Council, halting their political careers and threatening them with bankruptcy as they face a HK$12 million bill.
“I feel very guilty for my assistants ... for not being able to let them play to their strengths at the lawmakers’ office,” Yau wrote in a letter uploaded to social media on Saturday.
“For those who have voted for me, the single issue of losing the right to speak in the legislature has already made it difficult to absolve myself from blame.”
Yau, who was elected with 20,643 votes in the Legco polls last September, said she had hoped to put her experiences of the past 10 months on the record to serve as a reference in future.