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Hong Kong extradition bill has been suspended
Hong Kong’s leader has been left with no choice but to suspend a proposed law on extradition to China after it triggered violent protests.
AFP
News Corp Australia Network
June 15, 20197:52pm
A protester holds up a yellow umbrella as he and others march in a rally against the proposed amendments to extradition law in Hong Kong. Picture: AP Source:AP
Hong Kong’s embattled leader said a hugely divisive bill that would allow extraditions to China would be suspended in a major climbdown from her government after a week of unprecedented protests.
The international finance hub was rocked by the worst political violence since its 1997 handover to China on Wednesday as tens of thousands of protesters were dispersed by riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets.
Those clashes came three days after chief executive Carrie Lam refused to be budged by a record-breaking rally in which organisers said more than a million people marched through the streets calling for the bill to be scrapped.
After days of mounting pressure -- including from her own allies -- Lam relented on Saturday, announcing that work on the bill would be halted with no deadline set for its introduction.
The decision is a major victory for protest leaders and a rare U-turn from the city’s pro-Beijing leaders who have successfully faced down demands from pro-democracy demonstrators in recent years.
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