LegCo president slashes majority of budget amendments submitted by pro-democracy lawmakers

The Legislative Council President has slashed more than 550 amendments to the annual budget that pro-democracy lawmakers submitted for debate. Of the 742 amendments submitted by 20 pro-democracy lawmakers, 185 were approved for debate by Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen, who said some of the amendments were “unintelligible and inaccurate” and others were “frivolous or meaningless.” Some pro-democracy lawmakers … Continue reading LegCo president slashes majority of budget amendments submitted by pro-democracy lawmakers