Betrayed Carrie Lam loyalists to pay price at polls
- Suspension of the extradition bill has led to the city’s leader being sworn at by a pro-Beijing lawmaker, many of whom are now unelectable as elections near
New visitors may mistakenly think “delay no more” is Hong Kong people’s version of the Latin “carpe diem”. Expats who have been here for a few months will know better.
In a farcical sideshow to the extradition bill debacle, pundits have been speculating for days who shouted the Cantonese obscenity at Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor at a special meeting she held last week with pro-government people.
The consensus now seems to be that it was none other than Alice Mak Mei-kuen, the pro-Beijing Federation of Trade Unions legislator. Presumably, Mak’s tirade against the city’s leader went on a little longer. But we have confirmation of sorts that she did use those choice words in the heat of the moment.
There was a tête-à-tête between lawmaker Christopher Cheung Wah-fung, who represents the financial services sector, and Anthony Neoh SC at the Independent Police Complaints Council where Neoh is chairman. Both men thought the microphones were off, so Cheung spilled the beans.
Cheung: You know the girl, the one who said XXX to Lam Cheng, was Mak Mei-kuen.
Neoh: In Legco?
Cheung: No, in Lam’s residence, the … what do you call it … Government House.