HONG KONG – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday the effort to amend an extradition bill was dead, but it wasn’t clear if the legislation was being withdrawn as protesters have demanded. In the most recent protest on Sunday, tens of thousands of people, chanting “Free Hong Kong” and some carrying British colonial-era flags, marched toward a high-speed railway station that connects Hong Kong to the mainland. They said they wanted to carry a peaceful protest message to people on the mainland, where state-run media have not covered the protests widely but have focused instead on clashes with police and property damage. On July 1, the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover, a peaceful march drew hundreds of thousands of people but was overshadowed by an assault on the territory’s legislative building. Lam said Tuesday investigations would take place under the Department of Justice “in accordance with the evidence, the law and also the prosecution code.” /gsgADVERTISEMENTRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 09, 2019 04:40 UTC