“Extradition Bill is Dead,” Says Carrie Lam, Marking the End of Hong Kong Protests
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said that the extradition bill is “dead,” marking the end of the prolonged protests for over three months.
On July 9, 2019, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said that the extradition bill is “dead”. She also told the reporter that the work on the extradition bill amendment is a complete failure.
The intensity of the protest had increased after some protesters stormed and trashed the city’s Legislative Council last week.
It has been over three month since the first protest on March 31, 2019 with a peak estimate of 12,000 pro-democracy protesters. The number of protesters increased to 130,000 at the end of April. It had been reported that the number hit two million on June 16, marching the streets of the commercial hub island with a population of approximately 7.4 million people.
The march in Hong Kong is to protect themselves from the legislation that would let Hong Kong enter one-time deals to transfer criminal suspects to various jurisdictions, including mainland China.
