Anthem bill sparks new clashes in Hong Kong legislature

Pan-democratic legislators scuffle with security during Legislative Council’s House Committee meeting, in Hong Kong on Monday (May 18). Clashes broke out in Hong Kong's legislature for the second time this month on Monday (May 18) as the city's pro-democracy camp tried to scupper a controversial law. - Reuters

HONG KONG: Clashes broke out in Hong Kong's legislature for the second time this month on Monday (May 18) as the city's pro-democracy camp tried to scupper a controversial law that bans insulting China's national anthem.

Fighting erupted in the House Committee, a body that helps scrutinise bills, with protesting pro-democracy lawmakers dragged from the chamber by security guards and scuffles between rival camps flared up on the chamber floor.