Hong Kong legislators scuffle over right to preside over committee

A scuffle broke out in Hong Kong's legislature Friday as lawmakers sparred over the right to elect a new-term committee chair, a process which has dragged on for months and drawn the dismay of the Chinese government.In an afternoon meeting at the Legislative Council, the house committee's erstwhile chairwoman Starry Lee, from the pro-establishment camp, seized control of it from pro-democracy camp lawmaker Dennis Kwok, the incumbent vice chairman who had been acting as its presiding chair since last October.Lawmakers from the pro-establishment camp, with the help of security guards, managed…READ FULL ARTICLE