BREAKING: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is expected to announce the formal withdrawal of an extradition bill with China that sparked three months of protests in the city
They are: withdraw the bill, for leader Carrie Lam to step down, an inquiry into police brutality, for those who have been arrested to be released, and greater democratic freedoms.today that the reported withdrawal of the bill is a “bid to cool down the atmosphere” in Hong Kong — where tensions have hit breaking point.
“The end is coming for those attempting to disrupt Hong Kong and antagonise China,” the outlet stated. — Opponents of the bill saw it as a threat to the rule of law in the former British colony, putting people at the mercy of China’s justice system, which rights groups say is plagued by torture, forced confessions and arbitrary detentions.
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