Cheng Chung-tai meets the media outside the Legislative Council chamber at Tamar after he was unseated on Thursday. Photo: Nora Tam
Cheng Chung-tai meets the media outside the Legislative Council chamber at Tamar after he was unseated on Thursday. Photo: Nora Tam

Why Hong Kong’s Democratic Party is not worried about its future despite unseating of sole opposition lawmaker

  • The surprise disqualification of Civic Passion member Cheng Chung-tai came after authorities called on the opposition to take part in December elections
  • The move is unlikely to spell trouble for the Democrats as Beijing might rely on them to add legitimacy to the political process, one insider says

Cheng Chung-tai meets the media outside the Legislative Council chamber at Tamar after he was unseated on Thursday. Photo: Nora Tam
Cheng Chung-tai meets the media outside the Legislative Council chamber at Tamar after he was unseated on Thursday. Photo: Nora Tam
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