Mirror mirror on the wall: Legco candidates spruce themselves up ahead of September polls
With the Legislative Council elections just around the corner, many candidates have opted to get makeovers in a last ditch bid to stand out from the pack and attract crucial voters
Hats, new glasses, jogging and pictures on the beach – these are all parts of an election makeover that candidates are attempting in a bid to present their best sides ahead of the Legislative Council polls on September 4.
That was particularly the case for the Beijing-loyalist Federation of Trade Unions, which saw at least seven of its candidates dressing up in uniforms of different occupations, or changing their glasses or hairstyles to catch supporters’ attention.
In New Territories West, FTU lawmaker Alice Mak Mei-kuen is leading a slate of five candidates in her re-election bid, but Mak and Yiu Kwok-wai were the only ones in business dress on their election pamphlet – as the other three candidates dressed up as a flight attendant, construction worker and a cook.
Mak told the Post that her teammates were all district councillors or community officers for the federation. “They were in uniforms to show that the FTU represents employees from different professions, whether they are in blue or white collar jobs or from the lower or middle class,” she said.
Tang Ka-piu, who gave up his labour sector seat to seek re-election in New Territories East, did not focus on costumes but is sporting a new, wavy hairstyle .