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Hong Kong Protesters and Activists Say Withdrawal of Extradition Bill Is Too Little, Too Late

Hong Kong Protesters and Activists Say Withdrawal of Extradition Bill Is Too Little, Too Late
Customers at an eatery watch a live television broadcast showing Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam formally withdrawing a controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong on September 4, 2019. ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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After Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced on Sept. 4 that the government would formally withdraw an extradition bill that has ignited the city’s largest-ever protest movement, protesters and pro-democracy activists alike said they would continue to advocate for all their demands to be heard.

Protests began in March but snowballed in June and have since evolved into a push for greater democracy for the city which reverted from British to Chinese rule in 1997.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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