Investor Presentaiton
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The Event Book of Chaos involving
Non-pro-establishment Members in
the Sixth Term Legislative Council
(October 2016 to November 2020)
On 12 October 2016, when taking oaths
in assuming office, a number of LegCo
Members, especially Sixtus Leung and
Yau Wai-ching, openly insulted the Country,
hurt the feelings of the Chinese people and
violated the requirement of taking oaths in a
sincere and solemn manner. Subsequently,
the Court ruled that these persons were
disqualified from assuming the office of a
Member of the LegCo.
On 26 October 2016, some of the LegCo
Members whose oaths were ruled to be
invalid by the Leg Co President stormed
into the Chamber, with other non-pro-
establishment Members forming a human
chain, chanting slogans and holding
banners. They even forced their way towards
the President's pedestal, compelling the
President to adjourn the meeting due to
failure to restore order in the Chamber.
On 19 January 2017, a number of
LegCo Members stirred up trouble
when the Chief Executive attended
the Council meeting, including
forming human chains to hinder
security officers from maintaining
order, and the meeting could not
be conducted as a result.
On 2 November 2017, a number of Leg Co
Members filibustered to obstruct the debate
on the Co-location Arrangement at the West
Kowloon Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-
Hong Kong Express Rail Link. As some LegCo
Members refused to return to their seats and
meeting order could not be restored, the
President had to adjourn the meeting.
On 7 December 2017, when the LegCo
scrutinised the proposed amendments to
the Rules of Procedure, a number of LegCo
Members disrupted the meeting and refused
to return to their seats, leading to repeated
suspensions of the meeting.
On 24 April 2018, while the Bills
Committee was examining the
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong
Express Rail Link (Co-location) Bill,
Hui Chi-fung snatched the mobile
phone of a female Executive Officer.
Hui was later charged with and
convicted of common assault,
obtaining access to a computer with
dishonest intent, and obstructing a
public officer in the performance of
public duty.
On 16 October 2019, a number of
LegCo Members disrupted the delivery
of the Policy Address by the Chief
Executive by using projections and
shouting loudly. To preserve the dignity
of LegCo and safeguard the personal
safety of Members, the Chief Executive
delivered the Policy Address via video
subsequently.
From October 2019 to May 2020, in order
to oppose the National Anthem Bill,
some LegCo Members led by Dennis
Kwok prevented the House Committee
from electing the Chairman, causing
a procedure which should normally take
just ten minutes to last for over 30 hours
(in 17 meetings). As the work of the
House Committee ground to a halt during
the period, over 20 legislative proposals
relating to the economy and livelihood
of the people were seriously disrupted
or delayed. Over these seven months,
these Members caused chaos at the
House Committee meetings and scuffled
with pro-establishment Members.
Individual Members were injured and
admitted to hospital, with some security
officers injured. Police assistance had
to be called. Subsequently, a number of
non-pro-establishment Members were
charged with the offences of contempt
and interference with Members under
the Legislative Council (Powers and
Privileges) Ordinance. The relevant legal
proceedings are still ongoing.
On 25 September 2020, a number of
LegCo Members surrounded the Chief
Secretary for Administration when he
attended a meeting of the Finance
Committee, forcibly demanding to
speak with him regarding the case of
the "12 Hongkongers" illegally crossing
the boundary.
On 21 October and 4 November
2020, a number of LegCo Members
surrounded the Secretary for
Security and caused chaos
when he met with the press after
attending a Council meeting.
After 10 November 2020,
following the immediate
disqualification of Alvin Yeung,
Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and
Kenneth Leung from being
Members of the Leg Co as
their nominations as candidates
were decided to be invalid,
15 other Leg Co Members
resigned en masse. The chaos
in the Sixth Term LegCo came to
a close and peace was restored
to the Council.
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On 2 November 2016, Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-ching
again stormed into the Chamber and refused to leave.
When the meeting took place at another conference
room, they brought along over ten assistants and
attempted to enter that conference room by force,
causing much chaos. They insulted and shoved the
security officers. A few security officers were injured
and admitted to hospital. Leung was later convicted of
unlawful assembly.
On 15 November 2016, during the discussion of the
Wang Chau public housing development project at
the LegCo Panel on Development, Leung Kwok-hung
seized documents placed on the desk of government
officials attending the meeting. He was subsequently
charged with contempt of court and the relevant legal
proceedings are still ongoing.
On 13 June 2018, during
the LegCo's scrutiny of the
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-
Hong Kong Express Rail Link
(Co-location) Bill, a number
of LegCo Members shouted
loudly and caused chaos. Two
security officers were injured.
From April to May 2019, over
20 LegCo Members adopted
various tactics to blatantly
obstruct the formation of a Bills
Committee for scrutinising the
Fugitive Offenders and Mutual
Legal Assistance in Criminal
Matters Legislation (Amendment)
Bill 2019. This caused serious
chaos at the meetings, including
confrontations and scuffles with
pro-establishment Leg Co
Members and a number of them
were injured.
On 4 June 2020, as the Leg Co continued to
scrutinise the National Anthem Bill, Chan Chi-chuen
and Eddie Chu threw foul objects in the Chamber.
They were charged with contempt and intent to injure,
amongst others. The relevant legal proceedings are
still ongoing.
On 28 May 2020, during the LegCo's scrutiny of the
National Anthem Bill, Hui Chi-fung threw a foul-smelling
object towards the President's pedestal in the Chamber.
The LegCo Secretariat made a report to the Police.
Hui was charged with the offences of contempt under
the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance
and administering noxious thing with the intent to injure
under the Offences against the Person Ordinance, etc.
The relevant legal proceedings are still ongoing.View entire presentation