Wu Chi-wai Stands By Fiery Attack On Carrie Lam

Democratic Party chairman Wu Chi-wai says his profanity-laced outburst against Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Thursday was a result of his anger over her comments on extradition laws, and while others might think his words were inappropriate he believes the comment was fair.

Wu was kicked out of the Legco chamber after shouting at Lam "Why don't you die? You're a waste of life, b***h!"

Speaking to RTHK on Friday, Wu was unrepentant, saying the CE is arrogant and will become a "sinner for a thousand centuries" for destroying the One Country, Two Systems principle.

Lam had told Legco that she was distressed by “extreme views” and “unnecessary fear” over the extradition law plans, and dismissed as "nonsense" claims that it was a deliberate decision back in the 1990s to exclude the mainland from any rendition arrangements.

Wu told a radio programme that it is unacceptable that the Carrie Lam administration is ignoring the strong opposition to the fugitives legislation and is pushing ahead with it, even though Taiwan has made it clear that it won't make use of the new law to seek the extradition of a Hong Kong man wanted for the murder of his Hong Kong girlfriend on the island.

Taipei's Mainland Affairs Council said on Thursday that it would not seek the surrender of Chan Tong-kai, 20, under Hong Kong's proposed legal amendments because "the threat that Taiwanese people could be extradited to the mainland is not removed".

The SAR government has repeatedly pointed to the murder as the catalyst for the law changes, and also says the killing is the reason for pushing the legislative bill through Legco as quickly as possible so Chan can face trial.

Wu said the CE must now withdraw the bill and deal with the Taiwan murder case separately.