Hong Kong's Carrie Lam abandons speech after protests

Carrie Lam is forced to suspend her annual address after being heckled in parliament. Opposition lawmakers disrupted the Legislative Council session by shouting and projecting slogans behind her. After a first interruption, the session resumed only to be interrupted again. It was then suspended - and Ms Lam delivered the address by video instead.

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(Photo: Carrie Lam arrives to deliver her annual policy address, as lawmakers shout protests at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong Credit: Reuters/Tyrone Siu)