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Hong Kong’s chief executive didn’t flinch when glass shattered, court told

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A radical lawmaker accused of assaulting Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying told a court on Friday that the citys leader gave no physical reaction when a glass the lawmaker allegedly threw broke behind him, despite claiming he was shocked by a shattering noise.In the unprecedented trial, in which Leung appeared as a prosecution witness, Wong Yuk-man told Eastern Court that video footage showed Leung stood as still as a plank in the Legislative Council chamber while he was allegedly assaulted.Siu Kam Chan has more.


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A radical lawmaker accused of assaulting Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying told a court on Friday that the citys leader gave no physical reaction when a glass the lawmaker allegedly threw broke behind him, despite claiming he was shocked by a shattering noise.In the unprecedented trial, in which Leung appeared as a prosecution witness, Wong Yuk-man told Eastern Court that video footage showed Leung stood as still as a plank in the Legislative Council chamber while he was allegedly assaulted.Siu Kam Chan has more.



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