From Isabella Steger and Fiona Law in Hong Kong and
Chun Han Wong in Beijing:
A leading Hong Kong politician was stripped of his seat on China’s main advisory body after contradicting Beijing’s views, in another step to quiet dissent during month-long protests in the former British colony.
The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference voted Wednesday to boot Hong Kong lawmaker and businessman James Tien, who last week called on the city’s chief executive to resign over his handling of demonstrations seeking freer elections.
Mr. Tien, the head of Hong Kong’s pro-business Liberal Party, was removed over “improper remarks,” according to China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency.
A telltale sign of a leader about to crash and burn: when they sack advisers who speak out and question the official party line.
Read more at China Advisory Body Boots Hong Kong Lawmaker James Tien – WSJ – WSJ.