HONG KONG—Some Hong Kong lawmakers walked out of the Legislative Council as city leader Carrie Lam was about to give her annual policy address on Oct. 10, protesting against the rejection of a work visa for a senior British journalist.
Chanting “Protect media freedoms” and holding placards that said “Free Press. No Persecution,” around a dozen pro-democracy lawmakers left the chamber before Lam gave a 45-minute speech laying out policy priorities for the former British colony.
