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Godfrey Leung King-kwok's 'instant fame' remark riles lawmakers

Godfrey Leung blasted for not reflecting on his faults after Legco chief fails to identify him

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Legco president Jasper Tsang failed to identify Godfrey Leung (pictured) at a meeting last week.
Tony Cheung

Commerce undersecretary Godfrey Leung King-kwok has vowed to do more to boost ties with lawmakers, after the Legislative Council chief was left red-faced when he failed to identify Leung at a meeting last week.

But Leung's remark that he should thank Legco president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing for bringing him overnight fame has annoyed his critics, who slammed the undersecretary for failing to reflect on his faults.

"He didn't become famous," industrial-sector lawmaker Lam Tai-fai said. "As an undersecretary, he should have taken the initiative to contact lawmakers and the industrial and commercial sectors … He just didn't reflect."

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Accountancy-sector lawmaker Kenneth Leung, also a member of the Legco economic panel, agreed that the undersecretary was not doing enough in reaching out to lawmakers.

"The environment minister was the first to call me after I was elected in 2012 … The labour and welfare bureau was also quite active," the lawmaker said. "But I have not met Godfrey Leung."

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The undersecretary had yesterday spoken about the Legco chief's gaffe made last Friday.

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