Hong Kong leader signals end to extradition bill but refuses to quit

Hong Kong leader says sorry again after fury at extradition bill.

HONG KONG - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday signalled the end of a controversial extradition bill that she promoted and then postponed after some of the most violent protests since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

"Because this bill over the past few months has caused so much anxiety, and worries and differences in opinion, I will not, this is an undertaking, I will not proceed again with this legislative exercise if these fears and anxieties cannot be adequately addressed," Lam told reporters. "After this incident, I think work in the next three years will be very difficult ... but myself and my team will work harder to rebuild public confidence.”

"Carrie Lam is continuing to lie," said Jimmy Sham, the convener of the Civil Human Rights Front."We hope the people of Hong Kong can unite with us ... to keep working hard to withdraw the evil law," he told reporters.

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