FORMER Stock Exchange of Hongkong vice-chairman Philip Wong seemed to have virtually no support inside the Legco chamber for his pro-business bash-the-Governor motion on Wednesday.
But this was not true of outside the chamber.
Standing by the door were a motley group of people from the New Hongkong Alliance, who claimed to be there in support of Mr Wong's bid to reclaim prosperity.
The curious thing was that these were not the usual sort of people who clamour with banners outside the Legco building. Many were in their 50s and 60s, and some were not Chinese.
Looking particularly out of place were five or six Filipinos standing in the group. They did not look like outraged investors worried about their shares.
''Well, actually, we were told to come by our employers,'' one told a reporter.