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Hong Kong’s leader announces withdrawal of extradition bill that caused months of protests Hong Kong’s leader announces withdrawal of extradition bill that caused months of protests
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Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has officially announced she is withdrawing the earlier-suspended extradition bill that sparked massive protests and riots in the city. Some protesters are already saying it’s ‘too little, too late.’Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has officially announced she is withdrawing the earlier-suspended extradition bill that sparked massive protests and riots in the city. Some protesters are already saying it’s ‘too little, too late.’
“The government will formally withdraw the bill in order to fully allay public concerns,” Lam said in a televised speech on Wednesday.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW The bill, that would have allowed criminal suspects to be brought to mainland China for trial, has led to massive protests which spiraled into rioting and violent clashes with police. The protesters occupied several buildings, including the city’s parliament, and disrupted operations at Hong Kong airport.
The protests were openly endorsed by officials and high-profile politicians in the US and some other Western countries. Beijing blasted this input as an effort to incite more anti-Chinese rioting in Hong Kong.
Although Lam had previously said that the extradition bill was effectively “dead,” the protesters did not relent, as their demands grew to include calls for a broader political reform.
Protesters are calling for rallies to continue despite the bill’s cancellation. “Too little and too late now,” prominent activist and secretary general of the opposition group Demosisto, Joshua Wong, tweeted. He says “police brutality” has left “an irreversible scar” on Hong Kong society, adding that people “would not believe” the announcement of withdrawal is sincere.