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Hong Kong National Party founders lodge separate appeals against ban in effort to avoid further legal action
- Pair file separate appeals to city’s chief executive ahead of deadline on Wednesday
- Their party was banned in September for being a threat to national security
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The two founders of the outlawed Hong Kong National Party have lodged separate petitions to city leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor against the unprecedented ban, the Post has learned.
Andy Chan Ho-tin and Chow Ho-fai filed appeals to the chief executive and her Executive Council ahead of their deadline on Wednesday and took care to make clear that each was only speaking for himself, not the party, according to two legal sources.
The party was banned under the Societies Ordinance on September 24 for being a threat to national security and public order. Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu issued the order which was published in a Gazette notice and took effect that day.
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Based on existing procedure, the party had until October 24 to file an appeal to the Exco and Lam could have the final say on whether to uphold or reverse the ban.
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It is understood that Chan and Chow filed their appeals separately in order to safeguard themselves and their lawyers from possible legal repercussions.
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