The leader of Hong Kong’s opposition Democratic Party has said there is no turning back on the group’s proposed dissolution, adding that he has no plans to stand in future elections as an independent candidate or to emigrate.
Chairman Lo Kin-hei on Tuesday also said on a talk show hosted by former party chairwoman and legislator Emily Lau Wai-hing that the organisation had been forced to dissolve, to dissolve, driven by factors that “upset the balance” of considerations for the party to continue its work.
“Originally, if circumstances had remained unchanged, the balance of factors of whether we would continue or not was quite stable. We thought we could keep hanging on. But we eventually found out that the situation had changed, disrupting the balance,” Lo said, without elaborating on what the changes were.
“So we either choose not to make any decisions or we follow through with our decision [to disband]. On the question of whether there is any room for us to reconsider disbanding, I don’t think so.”
Lo said on Tuesday that once the central committee had made its decision, the group would not try to stall the process and in fact aimed to expedite the party’s dissolution.
