Top Communist official heckled as Beijing rules out open elections in Hong Kong

By Philip Wen
Updated September 2 2014 - 4:08am, first published September 1 2014 - 4:46pm
Benny Tai answers questions from the media. Photo: Phil Wen
Benny Tai answers questions from the media. Photo: Phil Wen

Hong Kong: Activists have disrupted a speech by a senior Communist Party official as pro-democracy groups declared Hong Kong would enter an "era of civil disobedience" in protest against Beijing's decision to retain a tight hold on future elections for the city's leader.