There is "convincing evidence" showing ousted pro-democracy lawmaker Lau Siu-lai does not uphold the Basic Law, a government counsel told a High Court hearing her election petition yesterday. In a by-election in November 2018, Lau was barred from running in the Kowloon West constituency. She then filed an election petition to challenge the decision made by election officer Franco Kwok Wai-fan and to unseat incumbent Rebecca Chan Hoi-yan. However, senior counsel Paul Shieh Wing-tai, representing Lau , said: "The election ban was unreasonable because she was denied a chance to explain her political views." Mok also said that Lau's case should not be handled as a normal election petition, as her disqualification was related to an interpretation of the Basic Law.

Source: The Standard May 07, 2020 19:14 UTC