Margaret Ng
Margaret Ng
Dr Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee is a politician, barrister, writer and columnist in Hong Kong. She was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1995–2012...
destroyed faith implicit public system works
Our system works only if the public can have implicit faith in her. What she has done has destroyed that faith.
government insists
If the government insists on this point, it will be a pity.
afraid arrested normally people
People are afraid they would be arrested for what they would normally do, such as criticizing the government, or criticizing policies.
achieve appointed concrete exists government laid members proposal reason support system timetable universal
There is no reason to support such a proposal when the system of appointed members still exists and no concrete timetable has been laid down by the government on how to achieve universal suffrage.