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Letters | Who will speak for the thousands in Hong Kong now deprived of a Legco representative?
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So thousands of Hong Kong residents and I are to be deprived of a Legislative Council representative for many months. This decision was made by a quango consisting of unelected people (“‘No polls’ before Hong Kong general election for seats vacated by ousted lawmakers”, January 21).
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Why?
In the first place, the situation was created by, let me be kind, unwise decisions made by officials, which then led to court actions that have deprived us of duly elected representatives. Now, similarly unelected personnel have announced that they cannot arrange by-elections – because it is too difficult and will take too long.
What utter nonsense. It is not the role of officials to make such decisions. It is their job to find solutions.
In other countries, such a by-election would be completed within a few weeks of being called. The government, elected and unelected, are servants of the people. Many of these people are now to be left with no representative to make their case.
The reliably antagonistic Regina Ip says there have been too many elections and we are tired of them. Who is she speaking for here? Herself?
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