Chaos again in Hong Kong legislature as Carrie Lam is heckled by lawmakers

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Sum Lok-kei and Alvin Lum

South China Morning Post

Oct 18, 2019

Only three lawmakers managed to question Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on her policy address on Thursday as she faced a barrage of insults from politicians in the city's legislature for the second consecutive day.

The day after the city's chief executive was forced to abandon her policy speech in the Legislative Council, she was repeatedly cut off by pro-democracy politicians, at least 10 of whom were thrown out the chamber for disorderly behaviour.

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Just three pro-establishment lawmakers got to quiz Lam on the government's main platform for policy announcements during the 1½-hour session.

On Wednesday, Lam became the first chief executive to release her policy address by way of pre-recorded video after pan-democrats twice disrupted her presentation, leading legislature president Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen to adjourn the meeting.

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