Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators to resign en masse

Mass resignations come after Hong Kong government disqualified four legislators on allegations of threatening security.

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy politicians have said they will resign from the city’s legislature en masse after the city’s government disqualified four opposition legislators on allegations of endangering national security.

The pro-democracy camp announced their decision in a news conference on Wednesday.
“Today we will resign from our positions, because our partners, our colleagues have been disqualified by the central government’s ruthless move,” said Wu Chi-wai, convener of the pro-democracy camp.
“Although we are facing a lot of difficulties in the coming future for the fight of democracy, but we will never, never give up,” he said.

The disqualification of the four politicians – Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung – came after China’s parliament adopted a resolution allowing the city’s government to expel legislators deemed to be supporting Hong Kong independence, colluding with foreign forces or threatening national security, without having to go through the courts.

Wu said that remaining 15 pro-democracy legislators will hand in their resignation letters on Thursday. (Aljazeera)