Pro-independence lawmakers Sixtus Leung, left, and Yau Wai-ching speak to the media outside a police station after being released on bail in Hong Kong, today [Wednesday] – AP Photo/Kin Cheung
Authorities arrested Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-ching today [Wednesday] morning.
They were questioned at a police station for several hours before being released on bail of HKD3,000 each. They told reporters they were charged with unlawful assembly and attempted forcible entry.
According to scmp.com, Sixtus and Yau are expected to appear at Eastern Court at 2pm on Friday.
The two young ‘localists’ angered Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed government when they used their swearing-in ceremony in October to stage an apparent protest against China’s Communist leaders.
Their attempts to enter the legislature during subsequent sessions to take their oaths properly descended into chaos when they were barred from the chamber and later disqualified from office by a court ruling.
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