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Editorial:Storm over possible ousting of lawmakers

【明報專訊】A new political storm has blown up in the Legislative Council shortly after the resumption of Legco meetings in the extended term. The concern now is about whether the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) will add an item to its agenda to deal with the disruption of Legco's operation. As the possibility of the NPCSC disqualifying several pan-democratic lawmakers cannot be ruled out, the pan-democratic camp has stated clearly that they will ''resign en masse'' in response if that happens. Legco meetings have been adjourned thrice for lacking a quorum since Legco's resumption last month. Until now, only four uncontroversial bills have been passed. It is one thing to filibuster the legislation of controversial bills, but it is another thing to paralyse the legislature by ''scorched-earth'' tactics. Likewise, it is one thing to stop scorched-earth politics, but it may also provoke a serious backlash if the action is too heavy-handed. Things are bound to develop in the opposite direction if pushed to the limit. If all parties ignore the constraints, are dead set against each other and reject communication, there will be no peace for Hong Kong.

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