Hong Kong opposition threatens to quit en masse
Threat comes after four members of the legislative council face disqualification by Beijing
Hong Kong — Pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong have said they would quit en masse if Beijing moves to disqualify any individual members of the legislative council.
The threat to resign comes after a report on Monday from news site HK01 that said China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) standing committee was expected to consider disqualifying at least four opposition members from the legislature as it begins a two-day meeting on Tuesday. The gatherings were likely to result in the disqualification of Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki, Kenneth Leung and Alvin Yeung, the news site said, leaving the 70-seat legislative council with just 16 opposition legislators...
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