# Turmoil in Hong Kong over legislative oaths

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turmoil-in-hong-kong-over-legislative-oaths/770531
**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [November 3, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turmoil-in-hong-kong-over-legislative-oaths/770531 "2016-11-03T14:23:19Z")
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### Author: ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turmoil-in-hong-kong-over-legislative-oaths/770531/1 "2016-11-03T14:23:19Z")

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> **[Hong Kong's parliament: A chaotic show that reveals deeper concerns](https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-37846569)**
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> There have been three weeks of chaos in Hong Kong's legislative council, at a particularly tense time for relations with mainland China, the BBC's Helier Cheung reports.

It would almost be funny if it weren’t so serious.

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### Author: ![arseNal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@arseNal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arseNal)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2016, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turmoil-in-hong-kong-over-legislative-oaths/770531/2 "2016-11-04T13:45:53Z")

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These new LegCo guys certainly are not doing themselves any favors with their behavior. It only gives Beijing more reason not to take them seriously.