7 of the worst examples (so far) of Hong Kong election candidates seeking brownie points
Politicians have bedecked the city with banners reminding voters how they have made the world a better place, but some have overdone it with their claims
Four pro-Beijing Hong Kong politicians have been criticised after posing for photos at the scene of a fire in Kowloon which claimed the life of a senior firefighter this week. It was an obvious, but by no means isolated, attempt to exploit a situation for political advantage and to flaunt their achievements.
With three months to go until the Legislative Council elections, politicians have hung banners around Hong Kong trumpeting the ways in which they have made the world a better place.
There have been some classic boasts in the past, such as Yim Kwok-keung of the DAB claiming in 2003 that he had got a set of traffic lights in Yau Ma Tei to stay green for an extra two seconds, and fellow Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong politicians taking credit for the installation of vending machines at various locations.
The current crop of would-be councillors have made some equally cringeworthy attempts to score brownie points with voters. We picked out seven that appear particularly egregious.
