Hong Kong protests: 'Stop killing us!' 2 million march against extradition bill
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Hong Kong’s political
crisis has entered its second week, after protestors who had filled the city’s
streets in record numbers on Sunday rejected an apology from leader Carrie
Lam, and vowed to continue their fight against a controversial law she
championed. After the sweeping
protest – which organisers say attracted 2 million people, the largest in the
city’s history – Lam apologised in a statement for the way the government had
handled the draft extradition law.
But she did not meet
any of demonstrators’ key demands. They are calling for her to withdraw
the extradition bill, end a crackdown on activists and hold police
accountable for brutal tactics at previous protests. They also want her
to resign. For most of Monday
morning a small group of protestors still blocked a key road outside government
headquarters, but by midday they had retreated to a nearby park. Authorities
said government offices would be closed for the day.
Strikes of students
and workers also had been called by protest organisers for Monday, and although
most of the city was working as usual, the opposition movement got fresh
impetus with the release of prominent activist Joshua Wong, who had been jailed
over his role leading pro-democracy movements in 2014. He called on Lam to
resign, soon after he walked free. “She is no longer qualified to be Hong
Kong’s leader,” Wong told reporters. “She must take the blame and resign, be
held accountable and step down.”.. read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/17/hong-kong-protests-carrie-lam-public-rejects-apology-strike-police