The Standard reports that ‘Smiling Queen of Fencing’ Olympic gold winner Vivian Kong will not run for LegCo. Someone (‘political figures’) apparently approached her to run in a geographical constituency as her ‘popularity and wholesome public image were seen as potential assets that could inspire voter engagement and inject a fresh face into the political scene’. But she has a foreign passport, so she can’t.
Reading between the lines, the ‘political figures’ were not sufficiently well connected that they could deliver ‘community networks’. Which sounds like we’re not talking United Front ‘A List’. Do we detect a whiff of Regina’s New People’s Party? Though the Standard print edition story focuses on the Business and Professionals Association’s nominations.
Anyway, Joel Chan adds a decisive lunge…
In her master’s thesis submitted to Beijing Renmin University in 2021, “[Vivian] Kong hailed Beijing’s bid to revamp Hong Kong’s electoral system, saying it ensured only ‘patriots’ could hold power in getting the city back on [the] right track.”
News about who may or may not be running for LegCo (or who has suddenly decided, all on their own, to retire from that august body) is right up there with watching paint dry in terms of excitement.
Can anyone who has ever held a foreign passport, ever be considered a patriot?
Good to see Vivian further proving the rule that any True Patriot has a Canadian passport in his or her top drawer.
(See also Lo, Alex)
Hey Patriots!
Is Hong Kong on the ‘right track’?
Where are we going?
When will we get there?
Vivian is entitled t0 her views, just like all of us.
@zatluhcas
Yes, except my friends’ views have landed them in prison.
Unlikely that NPP was interested in Komrade Kong, there is room for only one Diva in that party. Eunice knows her place and Judy Chan is a foot soilder.