Explicitly recognise Communist Party as China’s rulers, Hong Kong legislators tell government
- Lawmakers urge officials to explain the government’s position on Communist Party activities in the city after furore over members’ meeting at City University
The Hong Kong government should openly recognise the Communist Party as China’s rulers and make clear there is nothing wrong with members holding meetings in the city, pro-Beijing lawmakers said on Wednesday.
They were responding in the legislature to concerns that the party had formed branches in Hong Kong, and after a government official failed to state the government’s position plainly.
Democratic Party legislator Helena Wong Pik-wan referred to recent media reports stating that “temporary branches of the Chinese Communist Party” had held a meeting at City University last month. She asked if the government would stop party members from holding political activities on campuses.
The meeting was held with judges from China’s National Judges College which comes under the Supreme People’s Court. An article posted on the college website said the meeting was attended by dozens of mainland judges attending postgraduate courses at the university.
