Moves under way to change Hong Kong Legislative Council rules to block filibustering
Pro-government lawmakers ‘take advantage’ of disqualification of four pan-democrat councillors to press for changes to the Legco rulebook
Pro-government lawmakers will propose to change the procedural rules for the Legislative Council after the summer recess to restrict filibusters in a move slammed by their rivals as “taking advantage” of their plight.
Pro-Beijing lawmaker Priscilla Leung Mei-fun, a member of the committee on rules of procedure, told the Post that their camp would raise proposals to restrict filibusters in council meetings when Legco resumes in October.
Changes to the rulebook require support from both geographical and functional constituencies, which are both dominated by the pro-government camp after six lawmakers from its rival camp were disqualified over their oath-taking antics.
Civic Party lawmaker Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu slammed the pro-Beijing lawmakers for taking advantage of the “exceptional time” to strip legislators’ powers.