Hong Kong lawmakers on both sides mull reporting rivals to police after Legislative Council row turned physical
- Two opposition legislators say they are ready to make formal allegations of assault, pro-establishment side also considering filing complaints
- Meeting of Legislative Council’s House Committee on Friday descended into scuffles, slanging matches amid row over panel gridlock
Two opposition legislators revealed on Saturday they planned to make formal allegations of assault, while the pro-establishment camp was mulling filing complaints of its own to the force.
Among those thrown out was opposition legislator Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, who has accused Kwok Wai-keung of assault during the melee.
One of Chan’s pan-democrat colleagues Andrew Wan Siu-kin also said he suffered bruising as he accused two pro-establishment figures Wong Ting-kwong and Junius Ho Kwan-yiu of hitting him in the chest.
The panel, which scrutinises bills and decides when they can be tabled for a final vote, has been gridlocked since October because of its failure to elect a chair amid a bitter row between the pro-establishment and opposition camps.
The political dispute turned physical on Friday after Lee took the chairman’s seat to start clearing the backlog of bills for review.