Carrie Lam’s Legco question and answer session ends in chaos, with three pro-democracy lawmakers expelled over protest
- Eddie Chu, Claudia Mo and Raymond Chan were among 10 legislators protesting Chu’s recent ban from taking part in village election
The pro-establishment majority in Hong Kong’s legislature is pushing for rule changes to punish opposition lawmakers over disorderly conduct in future after they brought an abrupt end to a question and answer session with the city’s leader on Wednesday.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor left without taking any questions in the Legislative Council after three pan-democrats were expelled from the chamber over a noisy protest against what they said was a government campaign to shut opposition politicians out of elections.
Before the session began at 11am, 10 pro-democracy lawmakers, including Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, greeted the chief executive outside the chamber with a banner opposing “government control of elections”.
Chu, on Sunday, became the 10th person since 2016 to be disqualified from running in a poll over issues of allegiance.
The lawmaker was barred from contesting a rural representative election after the returning officer said Chu had “implicitly” maintained support for the possibility of Hong Kong breaking away from China.
Pan-democrats ready to defend Eddie Chu from any attempt to remove him from Legco
“Political censorship. Shame!” the lawmakers chanted as Lam walked by. The pan-democrats followed Lam into the chamber, with a few continuing their chants.