(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying warned pro-democracy protesters yesterday they risked "anarchy" as he sought to bolster his support in his first policy address since demonstrations rocked the financial hub last year.
Before Leung gave his annual speech, opposition lawmakers disrupted proceedings, calling on him to step down. Some held up banners demanding full democracy and then walked out of the legislature under yellow umbrellas - a symbol of the protests.
The session had be adjourned briefly as security guards hauled off two democratic lawmakers. About 70 pro-democracy protesters gathered outside the Legislative Council, along with dozens of Leung's supporters.
The policy blueprint has been a key platform for leaders in the Chinese-controlled city to hand out billions to the less-advantaged in the form of tax breaks, or to signal shifts in economic, property and political policies.
"As we pursue democracy, we should act in accordance with the law, or Hong Kong will degenerate into anarchy," Leung, dressed in a dark suit and sky-blue tie, told city legislators.
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