HONG KONG: Unpopular Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying gave evidence on Tuesday in an assault case against a legislator who threw a glass at him in parliament, the first time a sitting chief executive has testified in court.

A calm Leung occasionally broke into smiles as he was cross-examined by pro-democracy and anti-China lawmaker Raymond Wong, who is accused of common assault and was representing himself in a courtroom packed with supporters from both sides.

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