Indirectly-elected lawmakers Kou Hoi In and Vong Hin Fai yesterday retracted their jointly-proposed draft resolution – a document that they submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL) last week – on whether the suspension of a lawmaker by his or her peers is a “political act”.
The president of the legislature, Ho Iat Seng, accepted the duo’s request to withdraw the draft resolution.
In a statement requesting the withdrawal of the draft resolution yesterday, Kou and Vong say they had noticed that the content of their document does not appear to have elaborated on the rationale behind their proposal. They also say in the statement there should be further studies on whether their “political act” proposal should be stipulated by a resolution or by a law.
Indirectly-elected lawmaker Kou Hoi In (right) speaks to reporters in the legislative chamber yesterday, as indirectly-elected legislator Vong Hin Fai (centre) and directly-elected lawmaker Jose Pereira Coutinho look on. Photo: MPDG
