Hong Kong Legco ‘not a rubber stamp’, says Carrie Lam after all opposition lawmakers resign

China’s top legislative body passed a resolution on November 11, 2020, giving Hong Kong government power to unseat four opposition lawmakers without having to go through the city’s courts. Under the decision by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu, Kwok Ka-ki and Dennis Kwok and Kenneth Leung were disqualified for promoting Hong Kong independence and engaging in acts threatening national security. Following their disqualification, Democratic Party chairman’s…