Hong Kong anti-parallel trader protest pulled at last minute
Split in radical factions over ‘infiltration’ and ‘incomprehensible’ calls in Sheung Shui
An anti-parallel trade protest in Sheung Shui was abruptly aborted at the last minute on Sunday, in what was seen as a rift within the pro-independence nativist movement ahead of the coming Legislative Council elections.
The lead organisers, nativist group North District Parallel Imports Concern Group, pointed the finger at Horace Chin Wan-kan, regarded as the ideological leader of the pro-independence force.
Its convenor, Ronald Leung Kam-shing, claimed Chin orchestrated violence behind the scenes during the protest, to hold the concern group responsible.
Watch: Scuffles break out at cancelled anti-parallel trading protest
Political analyst Dr Chung Kim-wah, of Polytechnic University, said different localist groups were competing for popularity before September’s polls.