By Richard Cullen | China Daily Asia | Updated: 2020-12-21 12:42 Share CLOSE Photo taken on Aug 5, 2019 shows China's national flag and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong, China. [Photo/Xinhua] A recent striking change in Hong Kong's TV programming is the transformation of Legislative Council broadcasts. Where previously we tuned in to recurring episodes of "clown hall" we now find ourselves viewing comparatively calm and serious discussion. Gone are the unbecoming stunts of fruit and paper throwing and political posturing, interspersed with rowdy pushing and shoving, including instances of brazen physical intimidation: More boring, yes, but a welcome switch and a return to normalcy.