Hong Kong leader forced to deliver key address via video after lawmakers protest

Carrie Lam was interrupted twice by angry pro-democracy politicians, who shouted her down during the annual speech

• Lawmakers shout ‘five demands, not one less’ during speech - live

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam was forced to abandon her annual policy address on Wednesday after some lawmakers jeered as she began speaking, causing an unprecedented cancellation of the speech in the legislature of the Chinese-ruled city.

Lam, who has rejected calls to stand down, had been set to announce a raft of property initiatives, in a bid to restore confidence in her administration after more than four months of anti-government protests.

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