My Take | Hong Kong lawmaker Wong Yuk-man's 'question' was just dead wrong
It's not for nothing that people call the Legislative Council lap sap kuk, the garbage council.
Rumbustious lawmaker Wong Yuk-man has a reputation for throwing objects at officials. This week, though, instead of throwing things, he threw a temper tantrum. During a question-and-answer period, Wong asked Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying: "When will you die?"
This is not a question but an insult, and a completely pointless one. If we as taxpayers are paying Wong HK$100,000-plus in pay and perks to ask questions of such calibre, I suggest he gives back his salary.
We know many Hong Kong people would like to see the end of Leung's reign. So I think it's appropriate to ask whether he would quit anytime soon, or if he would rule out running for a second term, a question which in fact has been repeatedly raised by pan-democratic lawmakers, pundits and reporters. But to ask someone when he is going to die?