HONG KONG — Hong Kong activists on Thursday lay sunflowers and white lilies at a memorial site for a man who fell to his death during recent protests against an extradition bill that has plunged the former British colony into turmoil. Marco Leung, 35, fell to his death in June after unfurling banners against the now-suspended legislation that would have allowed people to be sent to mainland China for trial. Stress and trauma over the political turmoil have created an unprecedented mental health problem that the city is not equipped to deal with, medical professionals say. Hong Kong’s youth have been at the forefront of the city’s biggest and most violent protests in decades, with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas in chaotic scenes that grabbed global headlines. (Reporting By Iris Yuan and Vimvam Tong, Writing by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Nick Macfie)

Source: National Post July 11, 2019 08:15 UTC