The meeting on May 8 descended into mayhem. Photo: Dickson Lee
Why Hong Kong’s opposition lawmakers fear their days of aggressive and theatrical protest tactics in legislature are numbered
- Yelling slogans, waving banners and leaving their seats to encircle the Legco president’s podium to protest against bills are common tactics
- But arrests of eight opposition figures in connection with stormy meeting may signal shift in how once-tolerated antics will now cross red line, they say
The meeting on May 8 descended into mayhem. Photo: Dickson Lee