Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam has said she will suspend a proposed extradition bill indefinitely. Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam has said she will suspend a proposed extradition bill indefinitely. Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents took to the streets in demonstrations earlier this week. Protests turned violent on Wednesday, adding to pressure on Ms Lam to back down. “Hong Kong people have been lied to so many times,” said Bonny Leung, a leader of the Civil Human Rights Front, one of the groups which has helped drive the demonstrations.

Source: Irish Independent June 15, 2019 07:37 UTC