Hong Kong's legislative council holds first meeting since July break in

Record ID: 1436292

  • Title: Hong Kong's legislative council holds first meeting since July break in
  • Date: 11th October 2019
  • Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (OCTOBER 11, 2019) (REUTERS) HONG KONG'S FINANCE COMMITTEE LAWMAKER MEMBERS SITTING IN SESSION AT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (LEGCO) LAWMAKER POINTING AND SHOUTING / PRO-DEMOCRACY LAWMAKER WEARING BLACK FACE MASK WALKING AND SHOUTING PRO-DEMOCRACY LAWMAKER EDDIE CHU (RED JACKET) FROM THE PAN-DEMOCRAT CAMP HOLDING PLACARD READING (Chinese): "POLICE BRUTALITY STILL EXIST, HOW CAN WE HAVE MEETING?" PRO-DEMOCRACY LAWMAKER RAYMOND CHAN WEARING BLACK FACE MASK AND SHOUTING / CHU HOLDING PLACARD AND SHOUTING LEGCO MEMBER SITTING AND ARGUING PRO-DEMOCRACY LAWMAKER GARY FAN KWOK-WAI, CHU, AND CLAUDIA MO HOLDING PLACARD DEPICTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE CARRIE LAM WITH BLOODIED HANDS CHAN POINTING AND SHOUTING VARIOUS OF STAFF WORKING ON MINOR REPAIRS OUTSIDE OF LEGCO BUILDING EXTERIOR OF LEGCO RESTRICTED AREA TAPE
  • Embargoed: 25th October 2019 04:46
  • Keywords: Hong Kong China Legco Legislative Council lawmakers break in protest
  • Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
  • City: HONG KONG, CHINA
  • Country: Hong Kong
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B0NI5ON
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Hong Kong's Legislative Council held their first meeting on Friday (October 11) since the July break in by angry anti-extradition bill protesters damaging equipment, smashing video screens with metal poles and leaving a mess before police moved in.
    Pro-establishment and democratic lawmakers shouted at each other before the start of the session, heightening tensions that have spiralled following four months of often violent pro-democracy protests in the Asian financial hub.
    Some lawmakers wore black masks as they sat in the chamber, with others carrying placards reading: "Police brutality still exists, how can we have a meeting?"
    The wearing of face masks was banned under colonial-era emergency powers invoked by embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam a week ago.
    The protests have plunged the city into its worst crisis since Hong Kong returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997, posing the biggest challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping since he came to power in 2012.
    Several demonstrations have been planned in districts across the former British colony on Friday and through the weekend, protesting against issues that include perceived police brutality.
    (Production: Ronn Bautista, Yuddy Cahya Budiman, Juarawee Kittisilpa)
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