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brooklynite

(93,835 posts)
Wed Sep 4, 2019, 06:39 AM Sep 2019

After three months of Hong Kong protests, hated extradition bill withdrawn

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Source: South China Morning Post

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has formally withdrawn the controversial extradition bill that has caused nearly three months of social unrest in Hong Kong, confirming an earlier Post exclusive report.

With the move, the government has met one of the key demands of protesters who have taken to the streets over the past 13 weeks in demonstrations that have turned increasingly violent. But will the majority of protesters be satisfied?

A government source earlier told the Post the withdrawal of the bill was to streamline the legislative agenda and was a technical move, given that Lam had already declared the bill to be "dead" and pledged she would not be reintroducing it.

How will this dramatic U-turn be received? What do the different sides have to say? Follow our live coverage here as we await the announcement from Lam's office and speak to different stakeholders.

Read more: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3025670/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-set-withdraw-extradition-bill



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After three months of Hong Kong protests, hated extradition bill withdrawn (Original Post) brooklynite Sep 2019 OP
Democracy in Action rickyhall Sep 2019 #1
After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Sep 2019 #2

rickyhall

(4,889 posts)
1. Democracy in Action
Wed Sep 4, 2019, 08:02 AM
Sep 2019

The Good Guys win one.

Omaha Steve

(99,055 posts)
2. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING
Wed Sep 4, 2019, 08:14 AM
Sep 2019

DUPE. See the earlier post here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142363392

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