Hong Kong turmoil continues as Carrie Lam is silenced again
Protesters and pro-democracy law makers are not backing down, causing chaos in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council for a second day
17 October 2019 - 11:36
Hong Kong — Hong Kong’s legislature was interrupted for the second consecutive day as pro-democracy law makers shouted down CEO Carrie Lam, a day after their protests forced her to deliver her annual policy address by video.
About a dozen opposition MPs were dragged from the city’s Legislative Council (LegCo) by security staff on Thursday for raising noisy objections. The ejected legislators shouted at Lam and waved placards that showed the CEO with blood on her hands from recent violent protests in the financial hub...
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