Hong Kong 'becoming ungovernable without a ruling party'
As relations between the government and lawmakers worsen, analyst says the problem is HK's leader can't have any political affiliation

The city is becoming "ungovernable", and the political system barring its leader from being a member of any party is to blame.
So says political scientist Dr Cheung Chor-yung, of City University. "It is not an overstatement to say that Hong Kong is becoming ungovernable. It is clear that the government is having great difficulties in pushing forward its policies," Cheung said.
"The current political system is designed so that no party, whether it holds the majority or not in the Legislative Council, can become a ruling party. There is no incentive for legislators to cooperate with the government."
The chief executive cannot be a member of any political party or do anything that has that effect, according to the ordinance.
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying is frequently criticised for not listening to the views of lawmakers. But political commentator Danny Fung Chun-chiu said the pan-democrats, who have shown increasing hostility towards Leung, should also take responsibility for the situation. "It takes two to tango and both [the legislature and the government] should be held responsible for [worsening relations]," he said.
Leung himself is not prepared to admit that relations have deteriorated, even after police had to be called into the Legislative Council chamber early this month when independent Wong Yuk-man hurled a glass in his direction. Wong was later arrested and released on bail. It came after other pan-democrats had staged a walkout at the start of the meeting. They wanted Leung to take seriously the huge turnout at the July 1 pro-democracy march. Yet Leung said last week: "There is no problem between the executive and legislative branches."
Leung's attitude was not helping, said Fung. "[Leung] may be part of the problem; if you don't think there's a problem, you won't try to resolve it."