w ok - hung ▁was ▁e ject ed ▁from ▁the ▁chamber ▁just ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁vote . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁protest ors ▁from ▁both ▁for ▁and ▁against ▁the ▁proposal ▁gathered ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁Leg Co ▁building . ▁▁ 2 — 1 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁Albert ▁Chan ▁and ▁W ong ▁Y uk - man ▁of ▁People ▁Power ▁submitted ▁ 1 3 0 6 ▁am end ments ▁altogether ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁( Am end ment ) ▁Bill ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁government ▁attempted ▁to ▁forb id ▁res ign ing ▁law m akers ▁from ▁particip ating ▁in ▁by - e lections . ▁Le ung ▁K w ok - hung ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Ch eng ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁fil ib ust ering . ▁Mi ri am ▁Lau ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁ 3 0 - hour ▁hung er ▁strike ▁to ▁voice ▁her ▁opposition ▁against ▁such ▁act ▁of ▁obst ruction ism ▁and ▁waste ▁of ▁public ▁coff ers . ▁The ▁legisl ative ▁council ▁carried ▁on ▁multiple ▁over night ▁deb ates ▁on ▁the ▁am end ments ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁pro - Est ab lish ment ▁camp . ▁On ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Jas per ▁Ts ang , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Leg co ▁adopt ▁Article ▁ 9 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Order , ▁which ▁allows ▁the ▁president ▁follow ▁foreign ▁parliament ▁rules ▁for ▁un reg ulated ▁behav i