Suit up or ship out? Dress code change for Hong Kong lawmakers could ban sportswear, jeans from legislature

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Hong Kong’s lawmakers could be required to don business attire, and not sportswear or jeans, when they enter the Legislative Council’s chamber, with the pro-establishment camp set to push through another series of changes to the rule book.

As part of the latest changes to be scrutinised at Legco, legislators may only be able to display banners while delivering speeches. Placards, especially those that could undermine the dignity of the legislature, may no longer be placed at the lawmakers’ desks in the chamber.