Pro-democracy activist and disqualified lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung was stabbed outside Beijing's liaison office today, but was believed to have only suffered a minor injury, RTHK reports. Leung, from the League of Social Democrats, was stabbed in the side with a sharp object during a protest and was taken to hospital. A number of people jumped in to help Leung after the stabbing, grabbing the attacker. The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office had suggested that pro-democracy lawmakers could be guilty of misconduct in public office. The League of Social Democrats, and the Labour Party protested outside the Liaison Office this afternoon against the "interference in Hong Kong affairs" by the office and Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office.

Source: The Standard April 16, 2020 08:26 UTC