Extradition Bill Hong Kong
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Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam formally withdraws extradition bill that sparked mass protestsThe bill would have allowed Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trials.PoliticsSep 4, 2019
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to announce formal withdrawal of extradition bill: sourceThe Hong Kong extradition bill triggered months of unrest and has thrown the Chinese-controlled city into its worst crisis in decades.WorldSep 4, 2019
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Hong Kong protesters and police clash across city with renewed tacticsDemonstrators, who at one point lobbed two petrol bombs, retaliated with a flash-mob strategy: withdrawing when pressed, only to re-appear elsewhere.WorldAug 11, 2019
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says extradition bill is dead amid mass protestsIn 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.WorldJul 8, 2019
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Hong Kong leader vows to scrap extradition bill — but it’s not off the books yetChief Executive Carrie Lam did not formally retract the legislation, but said it would not proceed without the approval of the people.WorldJun 18, 2019
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Hong Kong protesters leave the streets but continue demonstration in nearby parksProtesters cleared out of Hong Kong’s streets Monday, averting possible clashes with police, but stayed near government headquartersWorldJun 17, 2019
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2 million march in Hong Kong, drawing official apology from chief executiveTens 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.WorldJun 16, 2019
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Vancouver activists vow to keep fighting after Hong Kong suspends extradition billProtesters gathered once again outside the Chinese consulate in Vancouver to call on the government to toss out the controversial proposal.CanadaJun 15, 2019
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Hong Kong leader suspends extradition bill, but activists say it’s not enoughLam 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.WorldJun 15, 2019
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