Crimen laesae maiestatis

北京 (Běijīng) loyalists demand apologies from 梁頌恆 (Sixtus Leung) and 游蕙禎 (Yau Wai-ching) for “insulting” China with distorted version of oath in region’s legislative council. [Read more].

• Hong Kong lawmakers walk out to block swearing-in of democracy activists, The Guardian, October 19, 2016

梁頌恆 (Sixtus “Baggio” Leung Chung-hang) and 游蕙禎 (Yau Wai-ching) speak to the press about efforts by the 香港 (Hong Kong) government to bar them from taking the legislative council oath again. Photo: Aaron Tam/AFP/Getty Images.

長髮姑娘 (Rapunzel)

香港 (Hong Kong), China: Newly elected pro-democracy lawmaker 梁國雄 (Leung Kwok-hung), known as “Long Hair” (長毛), tries to break through security guards during a swearing-in ceremony disrupted by lawmakers who intentionally mangled their oaths in a show of defiance against 北京 (Běijīng). Photo: Kin Cheung/AP.