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    Hong Kong leader's policy address marked by chaos as rowdy lawmakers protest

    by Alice Su, Los Angeles Times Oct 16, 2019 4 minutes

    BEIJING - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam stood at the front of the Legislative Council, lips pursed in disgruntled silence as the sound of screaming protesters clashing with police filled the chamber.

    Pro-democratic lawmakers were protesting her policy address, an annual speech similar to the State of the Union where the special administrative region's leader outlines policy initiatives for the coming year.

    Lam tried twice to give her speech on Wednesday morning but was blocked by protesting lawmakers demanding her resignation.

    They blasted a recording of protesters fighting with police, drowning out her voice. One legislator projected the words "Five demands, not one less," in giant black-and-white text on her face and the

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