Pro-Beijing Group Disrupts Sham Shui Po Council

Another district council meeting has been disrupted over the anti-extradition bill row, this time by a group of pro-Beijing protesters.

The Sham Shui Po district council, which had scheduled a discussion on the extradition bill protests and calls for an independent probe into the related clashes, did not even get to begin the meeting after about 30 protesters entered the venue and started chanting slogans.

The group also held posters saying they were against violence and "rioters".

The meeting was abandoned after about 30 minutes of protests.

A pro-democracy councillor, Leung Yau-fong from the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood, and a female protester were accused of spitting at each other and the police were called in.

A dozen pro-democracy councillors later issued a statement condemning the protesters, and also criticised the district council's chairman Ambrose Cheung for failing to maintain order.

On Thursday, the Central and Western District council saw anti-government protesters shouting slogans during a special meeting to discuss the ongoing anti-extradition bill protests.

Last week, Yau Tsim Mong and the Kwai Tsing district council meetings were forced to end early after they were disrupted by anti-extradition protesters.