Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators to resign en masse

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators pose a picture before a press conference at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. The lawmakers said Monday that they would resign en masse if Beijing disqualifies any of them. The announcement came amid unconfirmed reports that Beijing would oust four legislators for filibustering meetings and violating their oath. Picture: AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators have said they will resign en masse after the city’s government moved to disqualify four of them.

The 19 members of the opposition camp had said on Monday that they would resign in a show of defiance if any pro-democracy legislators were disqualified. The group is expected to formally announce the resignations in a news conference.