I won't be frightened into being quiet, says Leung Yiu-chung The office of a pro-democracy legislator was smeared with faeces yesterday hours before the lawmaker urged the chief executive to ask Beijing to withdraw its decision to rule out universal suffrage in 2007 and 2008. Faeces were found smeared on a wall, and a bag of faeces was hanging close to a nearby door, when an employee of lawmaker Leung Yiu-chung arrived at the office in Kwai Fong Estate about 7.30am yesterday. Kwai Chung detectives are investigating the case. Mr Leung said he believed the vandalism was related to his attempt to amend a motion debated in the Legislative Council yesterday. The incident comes amid a rising tide of threats against pro-democracy figures. The original Legco motion, which was sponsored by Democrat Albert Ho Chun-yan, expressed regret and dissatisfaction about the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) to rule out universal suffrage for Hong Kong in 2007 and 2008. Mr Leung sought to change the motion with an amendment noting Legco had urged the chief executive to ask the State Council to propose to the Standing Committee of the NPC that the decision be withdrawn. Mr Leung told the media he believed the vandalism was a message sent from those who wanted him to keep quiet. 'But I won't be frightened into being quiet,' he said. On Monday, Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood chairman Frederick Fung Kin-kee sought help from police after he received a threatening letter. Yesterday, Tam Yiu-chung, vice-chairman of the pro-government Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), said some banners that he placed in different areas had been damaged recently. He said he had reported the cases to the police. The incidents come amid growing concerns over voter intimidation for September's Legco elections. Last week, local radio programmes were flooded with calls alleging mainland officials were offering money to influence the votes of registered Hong Kong electors. Some callers said they were under pressure to vote for the DAB. One said he had been told to take pictures of his ballot with his mobile phone to prove he had voted for the party. Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor yesterday launched a telephone hotline for complaints. Group chairman Paul Harris said: 'There is a climate of fear and intimidation. We think it's our duty to speak out and do the right thing.' The rights group has appealed to victims to report cases on 3110-4588.