A HONG Kong delegate to China's National People's Congress has left the Airport Consultative Committee (ACC), accusing it of being ineffective.
Lee Lin-sang declined an offer to renew his membership of the two-year-old ACC, saying he wanted to demonstrate his disappointment with the advisory body, despite government promises to strengthen its functions.
Mr Lee, president of the New Territories Association of Societies, a pro-China umbrella organisation for trade unions said: ''The ACC can hardly perform its role as an advisory body. We can't delay the progress of the airport projects and can only attendbriefing sessions.
''Unlike the Basic Law Consultative Committee (BLCC), which really functioned as an advisory body, ACC members are only told of decisions after they have been made,'' said Mr Lee, who was a member of the now-defunct BLCC.
Although the Government had pledged to provide more information, he said that would not help strengthen the ACC's role.
Referring to the Government's decision to award the design contract for the airport passenger terminal to the highest bidder despite criticism, Mr Lee said: ''[The Government] would not take Hong Kong people's dissenting voices into account in making thedecision.'' Asked if, given his pro-China background, he had discussed his decision with Chinese officials, Mr Lee said he had informed only the ACC chairman, Wong Po-yan.