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Hong Kong Chief Executive Walks Out of Legislature Amid Jeers

Brian Padden

   HONG KONG -- Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday was
   forced to abruptly end and walk out on her annual policy address to the
   legislature by jeering lawmakers.
   Pro-democracy legislative council members, some wearing masks of
   Chinese President Xi Jinping, disrupted Lam's speech with shouts of
   "five demands, not one less," referring to protester calls for
   democratic reforms that include universal suffrage, amnesty for
   democracy activists and an independent investigation into alleged
   abuses by police.
   Hong Kong has been embroiled in four months of disruptive democracy
   demonstrations that began with opposition to a now withdrawn
   extradition bill, which reinforced concerns from many that China is
   intent on undermining Hong Kong's autonomy guaranteed under the "one
   country-two systems" agreement.

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