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Legco oath-taking crisis continues as meeting adjourned amid chaos

Legislative Council President Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen adjourned the council meeting today as lawmakers Sixtus ‘Baggio’ Leung and Yau Wai-ching attempted to retake their oaths today.

 

(Photo: SCMP/David Wong)

 

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