Activists Call for Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam to Resign After She Suspends Extradition Bill

Activists Call for Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam to Resign After She Suspends Extradition Bill
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks at a news conference in Hong Kong, China, on June 15, 2019. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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Opponents of the controversial extradition bill that sparked mass protests in Hong Kong have called for the city’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam to scrap the bill entirely and resign, after she announced the proposed legislation would be suspended indefinitely on June 15.

Lam, in a news conference, said the bill would be halted with no deadline to bring it back—effectively suspending the process indefinitely.

Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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