Swear words heaped on Carrie Lam as pro-establishment lawmakers express fears of election rout over Hong Kong extradition bill fracas
- Lawmaker hurled expletives at Lam as she tearfully explained her decision to suspend the bill
- Many fear electoral backlash in November’s district council elections
The pro-establishment camp risked being punished by voters in November’s district council elections because of the fallout from the aborted extradition bill and could lose more than a third of its vote share, a leading member of the camp has warned.
Alice Mak Mei-kuen, one of the government-friendly lawmakers, swore at Lam when the chief executive tearfully explained her decision to pause the passage of the bill.
Mak then grew teary-eyed herself as she issued an expletive-filled challenge to Lam to personally face disgruntled residents in districts where pro-establishment parties could be hurt in the next polls.
Her colourful language in Cantonese was the talk of the town among the city’s pro-establishment camp lawmakers over the past few days, many of whom cited it to show the depth of anger among them.