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WATCH: Brawl Erupts In Hong Kong Parliament After Ouster Of Pro-Democracy Lawmaker

Tim Pearce
WATCH: Brawl Erupts In Hong Kong Parliament After Ouster Of Pro-Democracy Lawmaker
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Hong Kong’s parliament broke out in chaos on Monday as security guards dragged multiple pro-democracy lawmakers out of the assembly.

A handful of Hong Kong lawmakers protested what they characterized as a coup by pro-Beijing legislators to take control of a key committee responsible for approving the bills that will be voted on by the parliament. The pro-democracy head of the House Committee, Dennis Kwok, was ousted on Friday and replaced by Starry Lee, a friend of the Chinese Communist Party, on Monday.

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