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CY Leung is first Hong Kong chief executive without thanks motion approved for any policy addresses
Pan-democrats, blaming the city’s leader for the current social and political divide, voted down the proposal
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Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has become the city’s first leader since the 1997 handover to fail to receive any recognition from lawmakers for his policy addresses, after the Legislative Council voted down a traditional motion of thanks for his fifth and final blueprint.
Concluding a three-day marathon debate, lawmakers from rival camps crossed swords over whether Leung was to blame for the city’s social and political divide.
Civic Party leader Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu said Friday’s verdict where seven police officers were jailed for assaulting Occupy activist Ken Tsang Kin-chiu highlighted the “serious polarisation” in Hong Kong since Leung won the top post five years ago.
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He also said: “Leung’s supporters were appointed to important positions in official bodies … and it destroyed the people’s trust in the government.”
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Referring to the city’s leadership race, he added: “I hope the new chief executive will have the wisdom and heart to resolve conflicts. His or her supporters should also look beyond their own political interests.”
Democratic Party chairman Wu Chi-wai added: “Leung has caused a serious divide in Hong Kong. The new government will need the united support of the people.
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