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A banner at the official start of the march reads “Withdraw the evil law.” JOYU WANG/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Hong Kong Marchers Flood Streets Over Extradition Bill
Massive protests prompted an apology from the chief executive
By Natasha Khan, Joyu Wang and Wenxin Fan
Updated June 16, 2019 3:59 p.m. ET
HONG KONG—Protesters poured into this city’s streets for a second Sunday despite the suspension of a controversial bill to expand the government’s extradition powers, as a week of demonstrations appeared to be spiraling into a broader political movement.
The massive turnout, which organizers estimated at nearly two million, was the third mass demonstration in eight days. It was a rejection of a partial walkback by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who a day earlier indefinitely suspended work on the bill, which would allow...
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Hong Kong Protesters Stage Third Mass Demonstration in Eight Days
The third mass demonstration in the past eight days happened in Hong Kong on Sunday. This protest was organized by opponents of a controversial extradition bill, which was suspended indefinitely by Hong Kong officials the day before. The WSJ’s Crystal Tai spoke with some of the marchers, who explained why they are demonstrating only one week removed from the country’s largest protest since 1997.
READ MORE: https://www.wsj.com/articles/protesters-crowd-hong-kongs-streets-once-more-11560668928
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