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Hong Kong Protests to Continue Despite Leader Carrie Lam’s Withdrawal of Extradition Bill

Hong Kong Protests to Continue Despite Leader Carrie Lam’s Withdrawal of Extradition Bill
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam waits for questions from the media at a press conference in Hong Kong on Sept. 5, 2019. Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s latest comments about her decision to withdraw a controversial extradition bill have been criticized by Hong Kong pro-democracy Civic Party.

On Sept. 5, Lam held a press conference where she reaffirmed her decision to withdraw the bill, which was announced via a pre-recorded television address a day earlier.

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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