FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy legislators, including Martin Lee (L) and Emily Lau (2nd-R), walk out of a Legislative Council meeting in Hong Kong February 26, 2003, to protest against a planned anti-subversion law. The territory’s government proposed its contentious law to the legislature on Wednesday and promptly drew fierce opposition from a small but feisty band of pro-democracy lawmakers and rights champions. Chinese characters read “Withdraw the draft for Article 23”, refering to the anti-subversion law. Under the proposed law, people found guilty of acts of treason, sedition, secession from or subversion against China could be imprisoned for life. REUTERS/Kin Cheung/File Photo