Liaison office influence unavoidable, says lawmaker Paul Tse Wai-chun
Paul Tse claims Beijing backed him in Legco poll and says it is impossible to exist in a vacuum
Influence from the central government's liaison office on Hong Kong affairs is "unavoidable", lawmaker Paul Tse Wai-chun has said.
His remark comes after controversy following his admission that Beijing had helped canvass votes for him during the Legislative Council ballot in September.
On radio yesterday, Tse said the office had invited him to events and introduced him to people because it found his stance "acceptable". He said the support was not official.
This came after the Democratic Party complained to the Independent Commission Against Corruption on Monday, that help from the liaison office could be against election rules.
The office denies it helped Tse canvass for support.
In a Hong Kong China News Agency report on Monday, the office was quoted as saying that the reports on Tse's claim were "without grounds".
