Clashes broke out in Hong Kong’s legislature Monday for a second time this month as a pro-Beijing lawmaker was elected as chair of a key committee that scrutinizes bills, ending a prolonged struggle for control with the pro-democracy camp.
The legislature’s House Committee, which vets bills and decides when to present them for a final vote, had been without a chairperson for more than six months. The central government in Beijing criticized deputy chairperson and pro-democracy lawmaker Dennis Kwok for deliberately delaying matters and causing a backlog of bills that affect public interest.
Kwok was replaced Friday by Chan Kin-por, who was appointed by the legislature’s president to preside over Monday’s election. After scuffles and shouting matches, leading to Chan ejecting most of the pro-democracy lawmakers, the election took place with pro-Beijing lawmaker Starry Lee winning easily.. Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam said last week that passing the bill was a priority for the government, and the bill will be presented to the committee on May 27.
“Hong Kong is marching towards the beginning of the end of ‘one country, two systems’,” said pro-democracy lawmaker Claudia Mo after the meeting ended.
Hong Kong legislative council and legal system are controlled by the CCP. HongKong is a big step closer to death.
CCP has unveiled its real devil face.
🇭🇰One country two systems is dead
World, be aware or be next!
The pro-Beijing lawmakers finished the orders from Beijing by force and they don’t mind if they violates regulations of Legco because they have the support of CCP.
Just like CCP style. HONGKONG is off. StandWithHongKong 5demandsnot1less
This election is illegal
This is more than a clash, but a LegCoCoup organised by the pro- Beijing side. China said HK LegCo must pass the National Anthem Bill and evil Article 23 ASAP. That’s why the pro- Beijing party violates the law and seize power. The 1C2S is dead. SOSHK FreeHK
Bubub_LoveHK Shameless. Pro-China puppets hijack the legislative council illegally and violently. 😠 US gov't pls⚠️ ENFORCE the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act now ⚠️ Pls also help to urge the int'l community to enact the Magnitsky Act and sanction the pro-China puppets 🙏🙏🙏
What CCPChina and HKgov did to deteriorate Legco in the past few days are to discourage HongKongers to vote in September by exposing the impotence of the council. They will not succeed and we are determined to win and win big.
China_is_terrorist although there are so many reporters , they still can do that ? What a shame on them ! Chinazi FreeHK
The pro-democracy camp is facing unprecedented oppression . The pro-beijing security guards this time used extreme violence to expel the pro-democracy lawmaker . Rule of law and does not exist . Just allowing them to pass anylaws like the National Anthem Law & Article 23.
Many people think that this is for the sake of elections, as are the two camps.
KP Chan has no right to hold the meeting. He even told those pro-democracy lawmakers not to resist so as not to hurt those pro-Beijing security guards when they got forcefully taken out of the meeting. Wasn’t it ridiculous? And it happens everyday in Hong Kong.
This is ridiculously brutal voting, pro-Beijing parliamentarians make the HongKong Legislative Council an international scandal. AntiChinazi OneCountryTwoSystemsdead FightForFreedom
That's not a clash, but a hijack of the pro beijing camp. If you remove all opposing candidates from the parliament, what's the point of voting? HongKong
Pro CCP seized the chair with political power VS pro democracy clash with body, well fair.
The pro-Beijing lawmaker appointed by the pro-Beijing chairperson has seized the power for electing another pro-Beijing lawmaker as the new chair of the committee Such cooperation is allowing them to pass any widely opposed bills without opposition at all
If you understand how CCP tries to control Hong Kong through every means, you would understand to what extent it has controlled WHO. BoycottChina
Not many things we can do inside the council...Especially when CCPChina forces violently. But HongKongers will NOT give up, no matter inside the council or protests on the street.
OneCountryTwoSystems is a total lie, you can see that from this ridiculous LegCoCoup. CCP is gonna use similar lies to infiltrate the world. Hong Kong won’t be the only victim. Please StandWithHongKong by BoycottChina, before CCP gains enough power to control the world.
All the probeijing lawmakers are thugs. One of the most ridiculously day in HK! Some still argued that why protesters have to break into and destroy LegCo last July 1. Look at how probeijing kicked out all pro-democracy to get all supporting votes! StandWithHongKong
pro-Beijing camp (bends the rules of House Committee to grasp false authority & then) elects chair This would be a complete topic for the article~ StandWithHongKong 5DemandsNot1Less Magnitsky
Or more accurately, pro Beijing nationalists elected themselves as chair, under their orders to weaponized HongKong govt security guards to carry away their rivals in a humiliating way as if they're animals. This is a LegCoCoup that's crossed the bottom line of HongKongers.
puppet of Beijing !
This is Chinazi! Below time line for your reference. The rest of world is still not wake up to fight with totalitarian regime. Today in HK, tomorrow is the world. SOSHK! FightForFreedomStandWithHongKong
There was no clash nor election Only a coup by🇨🇳CCP of Hong Kong's legislature -1st, violently eject all who will vote no -then, all who remain vote unanimously US🇺🇸please -remove HK's special status -implement/enforce HKHRDA -impose Magnitsky sanctions
The fact is the election was illegal because it broke the rules.
Hong Kong is now authoritarian governing. If HK did sth CCP don't like, CCP would do whatever they want, like destroying our rules to fulfill its desire. From deleting a exam q that 'hurts' Chinese ppl feelings to hijacking LegCo to pass National Anthem Bill, HK has fallen.
Pro-CCP legislators illegally chaired an election to elect the chairman of the house committee of Legco. They ordered guards to throw out the pro-dem legislators out. This is CCP trampling rule of law in Hong Kong! TheTruthAboutHongKong FreeHongKong
Hong Kong now is HKPoliceState 1country2systems is dead and Hong Kong is dieing. SOSHK
Pro-Beijing political parties seized power in the Legislative Council and pan-democrats were driven away StandWithHongKong SOSHK
AndieMeKenna This is a coup plotted by Beijing and Carrie Lam and executed by pro-Beijing thuggish lawmakers. See how fair this elecion is.
Hong Kongers struggled in all way but little rewards. It is the time for the world act for Hong Kong to beat the corrupted system in Hong Kong
The people of Hong Kong delivered a landslide victory to the pro-democracy movement last year. The audacity of a few octogenerians overriding the will of the people & think they know better is pretty f*cking astounding.
Our friends and families were killed by the Chinese government. today the Legislative Council, which oversees the government, has become a ’mafia‘ We don’t want to give up.We cannot give up.HongKong Please join us in fighting against tyranny China
China isn't a country, it's a dictature
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