Three former opposition legislators in Hong Kong were arrested for allegedly disturbing the order of the Legislative Council.

According to the introduction of the Hong Kong police on the 18th, the Hong Kong police took action that day and arrested three men. They are suspected of violating the crime of "contempt" in the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance (Cap. 382) and the crime of "using or attempting to use harmful substances with the intention of causing damage, mental injury or anger to others" in the Offences against the Person Ordinance (Cap. 212), and are currently being detained for investigation. The three people arrested were former opposition legislators.Xu Zhifeng, Chen Zhiquan, Zhu Kaiyi.

According to the Hong Kong police, the police received reports from the Legislative Council Secretariat on the morning of May 28, 2020, and on the morning and afternoon of June 4, 2020, respectively, that someone spilled foul-smelling liquid in the direction of the rostrum during the Legislative Council meeting held during the above-mentioned period, which led to the interruption of the meeting. In the incident on May 28th, two other people reported that they were not feeling well. After in-depth investigation and consultation with the Department of Justice of the SAR Government, the Hong Kong Island Regional Public Activities Investigation Team took action on November 18th and arrested three men.
On May 28th, the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conducted the second reading of the National Anthem Bill. On June 4th, the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conducted the third reading of the National Anthem Bill. During the two-day deliberation, some then opposition members tried to obstruct the deliberation in various ways. To make matters worse, at that time, opposition members spilled foul-smelling liquid, which led to the suspension of the meeting. (Headquarters reporter Zhou Weiqi Jin Dong)
(Editor Yang Yalan)