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| Carrie Lam's key speech suspended amid rowdy scenes in Hong Kong legislature – live | |
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| The chair of the Legco has resumed his seat and is speaking to lawmakers, who have begun chanting again. | |
| The lawmakers were shouting “Five demands, not one less” and their placards have the same slogan on them, this is a reference to five key requests from protesters, which are: | |
| an independent inquiry into police behaviour | |
| amnesty for those arrested | |
| democratic reforms to give Hong Kong residents universal suffrage | |
| the withdrawal of the emergency law which allows for a ban of face masks during protests | |
| a halt to categorising the protests as riots | |
| Some placards also read: “Reclaim the legislature, resume political reform”. | |
| Things have quietened down in the Legco now, but there is still no sign of Carrie Lam. Her speech was barely able to begin before pro-democracy lawmakers shouted her down to the point that the policy address could not continue. | |
| The chair of Legco has announced the session was to be suspended due to the shouting of of pro-democracy lawmakers. | |
| Pro-democracy lawmaker Tania Chan was ordered to leave the chamber, another, Raymond Chan, was escorted out of the chamber by security staff. | |
| Carrie Lam has left the chamber. There is no word whether the speech will resume. | |
| Carrie Lam has arrived to deliver her address but is being shouted down by pro-democracy lawmakers who are shouting criticism and waving placards. They are all dressed in black shirts with slogans written on them. | |
| Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has not met since June. Protesters stormed its headquarters back in early July. This was early on in the protests and marked a shift in tone of the protests, from largely peaceful, enormous gatherings of citizens, number up to one million people, to more organised protests that had a tone of palpable anger. | |
| People were divided over the decision to storm the Legco, with experienced pro-democracy campaigners in the city saying the move went too far and risked turning public opinion against them. | |
| Tight security near Legco ahead of speech | |
| Images coming in from Hong Kong show serious security measures that are being taken to protect the Legco building as the council resumes sessions for the first time in months. | |
| Here’s the agenda of the Legislative Council for today: | Here’s the agenda of the Legislative Council for today: |
| Wednesday 16 October 2019 at 11amI. Papers to be laid on the Table of the Council51 items of subsidiary legislation/instruments and 20 other papers to be laid on the Table of the Council are set out in the Appendix | Wednesday 16 October 2019 at 11amI. Papers to be laid on the Table of the Council51 items of subsidiary legislation/instruments and 20 other papers to be laid on the Table of the Council are set out in the Appendix |
| II. Delivery of the Policy Address by the Chief ExecutiveThe Chief Executive to deliver the Policy Address under Rule 13(1A) of the Rules of Procedure | II. Delivery of the Policy Address by the Chief ExecutiveThe Chief Executive to deliver the Policy Address under Rule 13(1A) of the Rules of Procedure |
| III. Government BillResumption of Second Reading debate under Rule 64(2) of the Rules of Procedure for the purpose of making an announcement of the withdrawal of the BillFugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 | III. Government BillResumption of Second Reading debate under Rule 64(2) of the Rules of Procedure for the purpose of making an announcement of the withdrawal of the BillFugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 |
| Hello and welcome to our live coverage of today’s events in Hong Kong. | Hello and welcome to our live coverage of today’s events in Hong Kong. |
| Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam is set to deliver her annual policy address today when the Legislative Council (Legco) of Hong Kong resumes its sessions. | Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam is set to deliver her annual policy address today when the Legislative Council (Legco) of Hong Kong resumes its sessions. |
| Lam said yesterday that the Legco would launch economic measures to ease the land and housing situation, after mainland Chinese officials insisted unaffordable housing and employment issues are the “root cause” of Hong Kong’s social unrest. | Lam said yesterday that the Legco would launch economic measures to ease the land and housing situation, after mainland Chinese officials insisted unaffordable housing and employment issues are the “root cause” of Hong Kong’s social unrest. |
| She also hinted that the government of Hong Kong may introduce further measures to suppress the protests, despite huge opposition to the emergency regulations that have already been introduced. | She also hinted that the government of Hong Kong may introduce further measures to suppress the protests, despite huge opposition to the emergency regulations that have already been introduced. |
| On 4 October Lam announced the government had invoked a colonial-era Emergency Regulations Ordinance – last used 52 years ago – to pass a regulation forbidding the use of face masks, bypassing the legislature. The move sparked widespread anger and has since prompted hundreds of thousands to don masks and take to the streets in defiance of the ban. | On 4 October Lam announced the government had invoked a colonial-era Emergency Regulations Ordinance – last used 52 years ago – to pass a regulation forbidding the use of face masks, bypassing the legislature. The move sparked widespread anger and has since prompted hundreds of thousands to don masks and take to the streets in defiance of the ban. |
| Asked whether she would consider invoking emergency powers again to introduce more measures to quell unrest, Lam said “we need very strong reasons” to justify further measures, but also insisted that “we should consider every measure to end violence”. | Asked whether she would consider invoking emergency powers again to introduce more measures to quell unrest, Lam said “we need very strong reasons” to justify further measures, but also insisted that “we should consider every measure to end violence”. |