Extradition Bill Hong Kong

• Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam formally withdraws extradition bill that sparked mass protests

  The bill would have allowed Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trials.

  Politics

  Sep 4, 2019
  
• Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to announce formal withdrawal of extradition bill: source

  The Hong Kong extradition bill triggered months of unrest and has thrown the Chinese-controlled city into its worst crisis in decades.

  World

  Sep 4, 2019
  
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• Hong Kong protesters and police clash across city with renewed tactics

  Demonstrators, who at one point lobbed two petrol bombs, retaliated with a flash-mob strategy: withdrawing when pressed, only to re-appear elsewhere.

  World

  Aug 11, 2019
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• Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says extradition bill is dead amid mass protests

  In mid-June Lam responded to huge protests by suspending the bill, but that move failed to mollify critics, who continued to demonstrate against the bill and call for Lam's resignation.

  World

  Jul 8, 2019
• Hong Kong leader vows to scrap extradition bill — but it’s not off the books yet

  Chief Executive Carrie Lam did not formally retract the legislation, but said it would not proceed without the approval of the people.

  World

  Jun 18, 2019
• Hong Kong protesters leave the streets but continue demonstration in nearby parks

  Protesters cleared out of Hong Kong’s streets Monday, averting possible clashes with police, but stayed near government headquarters

  World

  Jun 17, 2019
• 2 million march in Hong Kong, drawing official apology from chief executive

  Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents, mostly clad in black despite the sweltering weather, jammed the city’s streets Sunday in a vehement show of opposition to proposed legislation that has stoked fears of expanding control from Beijing in this former British colony.

  World

  Jun 16, 2019
• Vancouver activists vow to keep fighting after Hong Kong suspends extradition bill

  Protesters gathered once again outside the Chinese consulate in Vancouver to call on the government to toss out the controversial proposal.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2019
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• Hong Kong leader suspends extradition bill, but activists say it’s not enough

  Lam apologized for what she said were failures in her government’s work to win public support for the bill, which is opposed by a wide range of sectors in Hong Kong, including many teachers, students, lawyers and trade unions.

  World

  Jun 15, 2019