Recent peaceful protests are being hailed as a way to begin dialogue between the protesters and the the Hong Kong government
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam pauses during a press conference in Hong Kong. Lam said shes setting up a communication platform to resolve differences in the Chinese city, which has been wracked by months of chaotic anti-government protests. She also said a fact-finding study will look at the causes of the protests and the police response to them.
Anger erupted in June over a now-suspended bill that would allow criminal suspects in the former British colony to be extradited to mainland China. The chaos has spread overseas. Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc said on Monday they had dismantled a social media campaign originating in mainland China that sought to undermine protests in Hong Kong.
“The second question I have repeatedly replied on various locations and I can give you this very clear commitment at the political level is that the bill is dead,” Lam said. “There is no plan to revive the bill, especially in light of the public concerns.”
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