Leaders of a local townsmen’s organisation have called on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor to grant them seats on a committee that will enjoy broad powers to influence the city’s politics under a Beijing-decreed overhaul. In a letter sent to Lam last week, the Federation of Hong Kong Chiu Chow Community Organisations expressed disappointment with the government’s decision to exclude it from the newly expanded 1,500-member Election Committee despite the contributions of community members to the city, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. The document gave a hint of possible internal wrangling in the pro-establishment camp in its bid for political power under the new electoral system, even though Beijing had set aside a majority of seats in the committee for its supporters.