Chaos As Hong Kong ‘State Of The Union’ Gets Disrupted
October 16, 2019
2:49 am
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has been forced to suspend her annual address after being heckled in parliament. Opposition lawmakers disrupted the Legislative Council session by shouting and projecting slogans behind her.
After a first interruption, the session resumed only to be interrupted again. It was then suspended – Ms Lam delivered the address by video instead.
It means the extradition bill – the trigger for months of protests – could not be withdrawn formally.
The bill was suspended in July, but Wednesday’s meeting was the first time the Legislative Council (Legco) has resumed since it was stormed by protesters …
