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SCMP Reporter

Jan 3
The Liberal Party will certainly field candidates for the by-elections. The only thing we won?t do is not field any candidates
Michael Tien Puk-sun, Liberal Party?s standing committee member
Jan 12 
We will contest the Legco seats vacated by the pan-democrats who resigned
Ip Kwok-him, DAB 
There is no arrangement for referendums in Hong Kong and the by-elections are not a referendum
Executive Council convenor Leung Chun-ying
Jan 14 
Any so-called referendum in Hong Kong has no legal basis ... and is not recognised by the SAR government
Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen
Jan 15 
Any so-called referendum would be inconsistent with Hong Kong?s legal status ? It would be fundamentally against the Basic Law and the 2007 decisions of the National People?s Congress Standing Committee
Statement issued by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office
Jan 19 
The government should not hold any by-elections to fill the vacancies. The  Legco president should declare those lawmakers are no longer qualified for office if they are absent from meetings for three consecutive months without valid reasons
Lau Nai-keung, Basic Law Committee member
Jan 20 
The by-elections are by no means a de facto referendum. If we have suitable candidates, we will field them to contest the vacant seats
Miriam Lau Kin-yee, Liberal Party chairwoman
Jan 21 
Those who call it a referendum are brainless. Is Hong Kong a country? Is it Republic of Hong Kong? It is not 
Tsang Hin-chi, veteran leftist and former NPC standing committee member
I plan to move a private member?s bill to amend the Legislative Council Ordinance so that a legislator who loses his or her seat cannot be allowed to stand again in the same legislative session. The aim is to prevent a legislator from resigning without reasons or conditions
Legislator Priscilla Leung Mei-fun, of Professional Forum
If it?s defined as a referendum, we may not contest in the by-elections
Ip Kwok-him
Jan 22
The pan-democrats? resignation plan is unnecessary and contravenes the Basic Law?s outline for democratic development
Leung Chun-ying
Jan 23
The Liberal Party will not take part in the by-election ? In the past two days there has been a big change ? Now they say they want to create a civil uprising
Miriam Lau Kin-yee
Jan 24
I very much hope the League of Social Democrats and the Civic Party will stop for a while and rethink this 
Leung Yiu-chung, pan-democrat legislator
The two parties should rein in the horse at the edge of the cliff
Secretary for Mainland and Constitutional Affairs Stephen Lam Sui-lung, using a Chinese proverb to urge caution



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