Premier Christy Clark should insist that Dr. Kenneth Fung, a political advisor, apologize for using a false identity to disparage an NDP candidate, said fellow New Democrat candidate Jenny Kwan.

"I'm asking the premier today, does she condone this kind of behaviour?" Kwan told reporters in Vancouver's Chinatown Tuesday morning.

Fung recently admitted to 24 Hours that he called into a CKNW talk radio show on April 21, giving his name simply as "Mike."

"I've got news for you," Fung told CKNW host Sean Leslie at the time. "Did you know the NDP is running a candidate in Richmond Centre by the name of Frank Huang who can't really communicate in English? So I suggest maybe you guys give him a call and do an interview in English and see how good it is."

Kwan accused the Liberals several times during the press conference of seeking a "quick win," a reference to the party's multicultural outreach strategy, which created a scandal last March when it was leaked.

Kwan developed the apparent linkages further, suggesting the Liberals don't support the political aspirations of recent immigrants who don't "speak perfect English."

It's not apparent that Fung, Chair of the BC Premier's Chinese Community Advisory Council, was acting on behalf of the Liberals when he called into CKNW last month.

Fung supports the BC Liberals, he recently told 24 Hours, but does not actually belong to the party.

He claimed that he originally made the radio phone call as a concerned citizen in order to raise concerns about NDP candidate Huang's past links to China's Communist Party -- "a security risk," in Fung's opinion.

Kwan today dismissed such fears, claiming that anyone such as Huang who has worked for the Chinese government must also attain Communist Party membership.

"So his previous affiliation is not a relevant question today," she said.

Geoff Dembicki reports for The Tyee.