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Hong Kong Legco rejects call for release of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo.
Text of report by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 4 November
[Report by Fanny W. Y. Fung: "Legco Rejects Call for Release of Nobel Laureate"]
The Legislative Council yesterday vetoed a non-binding motion urging Beijing to free jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo. Tabled by Wong Yuk-man of the League of Social Democrats, it was supported by 22 pan-democrats and opposed by 28 pro-government lawmakers, with one abstention. The debate got off to a slow start and lasted 3-1/2 hours. It was the second time the legislature has defeated a motion calling for Liu's release since he was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment for subversion on …
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