Hong Kong veteran lawmaker Michael Tien says he may retire ahead of election

Veteran lawmaker Michael Tien Puk-sun has said he is considering stepping down following a wave of senior Hong Kong legislators over 70 who have revealed their decision to retire.

Separately, the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) pledged to field more “new faces” in the coming poll after four of its nine sitting lawmakers ruled out seeking re-election amid calls for more new blood in the Legislative Council.

Tien, 75, said on Friday that he was thinking about dropping out of the race as he weighed the prospects of securing sufficient nominations and winning.

He added that the future of Roundtable, the party Tien founded in 2017, was being deliberated.

“I am 75 years old, not 70; I am probably the oldest [lawmaker] or close to it. Colleagues of similar age, many of whom I greatly admire with far more experience than I, announce their retirement one by one,” Tien said.

“I started considering what I should do. I have been putting pressure on myself. Should I just care about myself alone?”

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