At least half a million people in Hong Kong are expected to brave sweltering heat on Sunday (Jun 9) to press the government to scrap a proposed ...
After weeks of growing local and international pressure, the protest is expected to reflect the broad range of opposition to the bill, with many saying they simply cannot trust China's court system or its security apparatus.
Concerns have spread from the city's democratic and human rights groups to secondary school students, church groups and media lobbies as well as corporate lawyers and pro-establishment business figures, some usually loathe to contradict the government. Students chain up themselves as they protest to demand authorities to scrap a proposed extradition bill with China, in Hong Kong, China on Jun 8, 2019.
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