Opposition Apologises Over Election Defeats

The pro-democracy leaders on Monday said they have let down their supporters and bowed in apology for losing two seats in the Legislative Council by-elections.

The leaders, including one of the defeated candidates, Edward Yiu, met the media after the opposition unexpectedly lost the Kowloon West constituency, that originally belonged to the opposition before Yau Wai-ching of Youngspiration was disqualified.

Yiu brushed aside suggestions that his defeat in the Kowloon West constituency was due to a split within the group, saying that all parties had done their best in helping him garner support.

The camp’s convenor, Charles Mok, said the different parties will conduct a thorough review of the election process and find out what went wrong. But he said there’s room for the camp to be even more united.

“We saw that we lost one of the seats that we were expected to regain so for that, as a whole camp, for the loss of the West Kowloon district seat, we have to apologize for our loss”, he said.

“I think it is very important for us going forward, the political parties and factions within the pan-democratic camp, as well as our supporters… we must be even more consolidated, we must unite in order to fight the upcoming battles within the Legco and outside the Legco".