HONG KONG – When Wu Chi-wai, chairman of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy party, decided to serve an extended term in the city’s legislature, he did not expect to resign two months later.After nearly three decades in politics, the 58-year-old Wu is stepping down Monday.
All 15 lawmakers in the pro-democracy camp have tendered their resignations to protest a Beijing resolution in early November that led to the disqualifications of four of their colleagues.The resignations came at a fraught time for Hong Kong, as Beijing tightens control over the semi-autonomous city.