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Hong Kong Protesters Break into Government Building in Escalated Demand to Scrap Extradition Bill

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Hong Kong Protesters Break into Government Building in Escalated Demand to Scrap Extradition Bill
Protesters gather at the podium after they broke into the Legislature Council building in Hong Kong on July 1, 2019. Li Yi/The Epoch Times
Iris Tao
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Hundreds of protesters stormed the legislature building in Hong Kong on the 22nd anniversary of the city’s handover to Chinese rule on July 1, smashing up glass doors to break in.

The storming happened as anger escalated over a proposed bill that would allow extraditions to China.

Iris Tao
Iris Tao
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Iris Tao is a Washington correspondent covering the White House for NTD. Prior to her work at the White House, she reported on U.S. politics and U.S.–China relations from NTD’s New York headquarters. She holds degrees in journalism and economics from Boston University.
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