Veteran Hong Kong lawmaker and senior government adviser Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee has announced she will not seek another term in the coming Legislative Council election, bringing to a close her 17-year stint in the legislature.
The 75-year-old chairwoman of the New People’s Party, who has served in Legco since 2008, is not on the eight-person aspirant list announced by her party on Saturday.
“After 17 years in the legislature, I think it is time for me to pass the torch to young people,” she…