Legislative Council President Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen leaves a media briefing on Tuesday that was interrupted by pan-democrat lawmakers protesting against the extradition bill. Photo: Winson Wong Legislative Council President Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen leaves a media briefing on Tuesday that was interrupted by pan-democrat lawmakers protesting against the extradition bill. Photo: Winson Wong
Legislative Council President Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen leaves a media briefing on Tuesday that was interrupted by pan-democrat lawmakers protesting against the extradition bill. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong /  Politics

Hong Kong’s extradition bill could pass next week as Legislative Council President Andrew Leung limits debate time

  • Pan-democrats furious as President Andrew Leung sets aside 61 hours to debate bill, meaning it could be passed by June 20
  • Leung says time was limited partly because Security Bureau stressed urgency of the amendment

Topic |   Hong Kong extradition bill
Tony CheungSum Lok-kei
Tony Cheung and Sum Lok-kei

Updated: 7:55pm, 11 Jun, 2019

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Legislative Council President Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen leaves a media briefing on Tuesday that was interrupted by pan-democrat lawmakers protesting against the extradition bill. Photo: Winson Wong Legislative Council President Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen leaves a media briefing on Tuesday that was interrupted by pan-democrat lawmakers protesting against the extradition bill. Photo: Winson Wong
Legislative Council President Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen leaves a media briefing on Tuesday that was interrupted by pan-democrat lawmakers protesting against the extradition bill. Photo: Winson Wong
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