Another blow for moderate politics in Hong Kong as academic quits think tank
Political scientist says Path of Democracy think tank has become too much like a party
City University political scientist Ray Yep Kin-man has quit the Path of Democracy, the latest in a series of high-profile resignations that have plagued the middle-of-the-road think tank.
Yep’s departure raises questions about whether there is room for moderate groups to thrive in a politically divided society like Hong Kong.
“I think the Path of Democracy is moving towards a quasi political party or group. And my interest is always about think tank development,” Yep told the South China Morning Post on Wednesday.
“I still see the merit of the strategy of engaging Beijing and the relevance of moderate politics.”
Yep, associate head of the university’s department of public policy, was formerly the think tank’s co-convenor (research).