Hong Kong could lose its autonomy if opposition lawmakers don’t stop ‘fooling around’, says prominent loyalist
- Basic Law Committee member Priscilla Leung issues stark warning regarding future of ‘one country, two systems’
- Row has broken out over delays in Legislative Council with pro-democracy lawmakers accused of paralysing legislature
Opposition lawmakers are in danger of dragging Hong Kong “to the grave” if they continue to defy Beijing, a prominent pro-establishment legislator has said.
Priscilla Leung Mei-fun issued the stark warning on Wednesday, and added that any more “fooling around” could bring about an end to the “one country, two systems” principle under which Hong Kong is governed.
Leung, who is also a member of the Basic Law Committee, made her comments after Beijing’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) and its liaison office in the city accused opposition lawmakers of paralysing the legislature, betraying their oaths of office, and possibly committing criminal misconduct.
The offices said pan-democrats had “maliciously delayed” the election of a chairman in the Legislative Council’s House Committee, where bills go for scrutiny before final votes, thereby creating a legislative backlog.
The committee sets the agenda for weekly council meetings, deciding the dates when certain bills are to be put forward for a final vote.