Tens of thousands are expected to take to the streets in Hong Kong to demand the city's leader steps down, a day after she suspended an extradition bill following the most violent protests in decades. hongkong
Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing administration has been rocked by the huge protest against a controversial extradition bill.
The about-face was one of the most significant political turnarounds by the Hong Kong government since Britain returned the territory to China in 1997, and it threw into question Lam’s ability to continue to lead the city. Some Hong Kong tycoons have started moving personal wealth offshore over concerns about the proposed extradition law, which critics warn could erode the city’s international status.
Many accuse Beijing of extensive meddling since then, including obstruction of democratic reforms, interference with elections and of being behind the disappearance of five Hong Kong-based booksellers, starting in 2015, who specialised in works critical of Chinese leaders. Asked repeatedly on Saturday if she would step down, Lam avoided answering directly and appealed to the public to “give us another chance.” Lam said she had been a civil servant for decades and still had work she wanted to do.
“This is resolutely opposed by the whole of the Chinese people including the vast majority of Hong Kong compatriots.”
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