Leaked Hong Kong government circular says officials can walk out of district council meetings if members violate national security law, veer off topic

Hong Kong government officials are required to walk out of district council meetings if members display slogans that violate the national security law, and may choose to leave if they discuss issues deviating from the official functions of the local bodies, according to an internal circular that was leaked to the media.In the missive, sent by Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung to all government departments on Tuesday, officials could stage walkouts if district councillors used offensive…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3097479/leaked-hong-kong-government-circular-says-officials-can