Protests, petitions and praise greet 'Uncle CY' in run-up to policy address
“Uncle CY”, aka Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, received a gesture of support on Tuesday amid cries from various groups calling for him to step down.
“Uncle CY”, aka Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, received a gesture of support on Tuesday amid cries from various groups calling for him to step down.
A dozen members of Leung Chun-ying support group Take Action delivered a framed cartoon of an amiable-looking chief executive as he arrived for an executive council meeting.
“The cartoon was drawn by an online supporter who said the chief executive is approachable like an uncle, and we think his view reflects what many of us think,” Take Action convenor Chan Wing-hong said.
The group also gave the chief executive a petition of 15,000 signatures backing him and a DVD of 85 Hongkongers voicing their support.
Take Action’s pro-Leung slogans were at times drowned out by four other groups delivering letters with their demands ahead of Leung’s maiden policy address and budget next Wednesday.
As the supporters yelled, “All unite to support CY!”, anti-Leung group the Alliance of Universal Pension bellowed: “All unite to support CY – in stepping down!”
Take Action said in a statement that its objective was to voice the “rational” views of silent citizens, so they were not muffled by those speaking with political motives.
