Here is the full text of a letter in the current issue of HK Magazine:

I’m all for former security chief Regina Ip if she were to run for the Legco by-election. Mrs. Ip has been my idol since 2003 – we might have hated her introduction of Article 23 but at least she stood up for her boss. She’s a good spirit and a good role model for Hong Kong people. We need actual intellectual stimulation in this otherwise super-dull society.

So you hated Article 23 but think she should be a leader because she blindly followed someone else’s orders. (To be fair, the writer may have written a longer letter that made more sense and it might have been edited down to just the above. He might have referenced her paper on democracy or perhaps her latest hair style.)

Of course, by that logic, probably the US – where the majority now vote based on sound bites and image and debate on actual issues is a thing of the past – may not be ready for democracy either.

Hongkie Town
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