HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong protest leaders opposed to the administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday that they will continue their demonstrations, even after Lam declared the effort to amend a highly contentious extradition bill “dead.” Protesters are persisting in their demands for the bill to be formally withdrawn and an investigation […]
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Protests escalate as Hong Kong marks handover to China
HONG KONG (AP) — Combative protesters tried to break into the Hong Kong legislature Monday as a crowd of thousands were marching in that direction on the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China. With a crowd of a hundred or so people around them, a small group of people repeatedly rammed […]
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A call for all nations to continue supporting the people of Hong Kong in their fight for human rights and freedom
The Hong Kong government’s attempt to push through amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance aroused the opposition of millions of local people, and dozens of protesters were injured by the Hong Kong police who forcibly dispersed the mass. The Hong Kong government claimed that it would suspend the legislative process of amending the ordinance and […]