2015-09-04 HKT 14:08
Alan Leong
Pan-democratic lawmakers say they welcome further dialogue with mainland officials.
Civic Party leader and legislator Alan Leong said the camp would not be put off by fears that such meetings would upset radical democrats or potentially harm their chances in the district council elections in November.
The lawmakers said talks were the only way to make sure their concerns about Hong Kong were clearly and accurately reflected to the central government.
Last week, five members of the Democratic Party held talks the deputy director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, Feng Wei. This was criticised by some pan-democrats who said the meeting with Feng was not revealed before it took place. The party's chairwoman, legislator Emily Lau, said later that she kept quiet because the central government did not want it to be publicised.
Civic Party leader and legislator Alan Leong said the camp would not be put off by fears that such meetings would upset radical democrats or potentially harm their chances in the district council elections in November.
The lawmakers said talks were the only way to make sure their concerns about Hong Kong were clearly and accurately reflected to the central government.
Last week, five members of the Democratic Party held talks the deputy director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, Feng Wei. This was criticised by some pan-democrats who said the meeting with Feng was not revealed before it took place. The party's chairwoman, legislator Emily Lau, said later that she kept quiet because the central government did not want it to be publicised.
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