Additional funds totalling HK$19.6 billion for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) have been approved by the legislature’s Finance Committee, despite fierce protests and filibustering from pan-democratic lawmakers. Pan-democrats questioned the procedure set by acting chairman of the committee Chan Kam-lam whereby newly elected lawmaker Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu could only ask questions after motions put forward by pan-democratic lawmakers were … Continue reading Chaotic scenes at LegCo as additional funds for Express Rail Link approved in sudden vote