“The purpose is very simple: People in Hong Kong want a relatively calm and peaceful environment,” she said, adding that she has “no intention” to completely shelve the legislation. Critics worry that the extradition measure would remove a crucial firewall between Hong Kong and mainland China, effectively allowing mainland law to seep into the territory’s independent and respected judicial system. “It looks really bad for her.”[Beijing was already looking for ways to rein in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government had continued to defend the legislation earlier in the week, even after the recent protests. Lam“has lost the trust of the Hong Kong people and she may have lost the trust of the Beijing authorities,” Choy said.

Source: Washington Post June 15, 2019 07:27 UTC