“LegCo Good Voice” Concert Called Off; Eunice Ho to Reduce Public Performances to Avoid Affecting Public Perception of Lawmakers
「立會好聲音」 叫停 容海恩：將減少公開表演免影響議員觀感
The “LegCo Good Voice” concert was originally scheduled to be held next Friday (the 8th) at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai. However, a recent farewell banquet for a district officer was described as extravagant, prompting public concern about the conduct of political figures outside work. Lau Cheung-kong, the pro-establishment camp’s leader in the Legislative Council, also issued a “friendly reminder” urging lawmakers to pay attention to public perception. The concert organiser issued a press release this afternoon announcing that the concert had been called off, saying that after discussions it had “decided that it is not appropriate to hold it at present”. Eunice Ho, who had withdrawn before the cancellation was announced, told Independent Media that she had withdrawn in response to the Chief Executive’s remarks and believed it was necessary to weigh performances against lawmakers’ responsibilities. She also said she would reduce public performances to avoid giving the public a distorted impression of Legislative Council members, hoping to “get back to doing my work in the legislature”.
「立會好聲音」音樂會原訂於下周五（8日）在灣仔伊利沙伯體育館舉行。不過，近日民政專員歡送宴被指誇張，連帶引起外界關注政界人物工作外行為，立法會建制派「班長」廖長江更發「溫馨提示」要議員注意觀感。音樂會主辦方今日下午發新聞稿，宣布煞停音樂會，理由是經商討後「決定現時並不宜舉行」。在宣佈煞停前已率先退出的容海恩向《獨媒》表示，退出是響應特首的說話，認為需要衡量表演與議員的職責，又指將會減少公開表演，避免市民對立法會議員的觀感有偏差，希望「做返我喺議會入面嘅工作」。