They demand that the bill be withdrawn and all charges against those arrested dropped.
More than 100 people blocked a Hong Kong government building on Monday in protest against proposed legislation allowing extraditions to mainland China that they want scrapped.
"It's inconvenient but I support it," a South African businessperson who declined to be identified said of the protest at the skyscraper inland revenue building near the heart of the financial centre. The protesters plan another demonstration on Wednesday to raise awareness among world leaders attending the Group of 20 nations summit in the Japanese city of Osaka this week.
The Civil Human Rights Front, the organiser of the mass protests, is gearing up for an annual pro-democracy march on July 1, the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Beijing.Beijing has said it supports Lam's decision to suspend the extradition bill, but has been angered by criticism from Western capitals, including Washington, about the legislation.
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