Hong Kong Lawmakers Brawl Over Contentious Extradition Law

Pro-democracy lawmaker Gary Fan is carried away on a stretcher after clashes with pro-Beijing lawmakers during a meeting for control of a meeting room to consider the controversial extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China on May 11, 2019. James Pomfret/Reuters

HONG KONG—Scuffles broke out in Hong Kong’s legislature on May 11 between pro-democracy lawmakers and those loyal to Beijing over a proposed extradition law that will extend Beijing’s powers over the China-ruled financial hub.

One person was taken to hospital.