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Hong Kong Leader Suspends Extradition Bill, Opponents Want Full Withdrawal

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Hong Kong Leader Suspends Extradition Bill, Opponents Want Full Withdrawal
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam during a press conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 15, 2019. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images
Annie Wu
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Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam has suspended the proposed extradition law indefinitely.

In a press conference on June 15, Lam told reporters that the decision was made with consideration of the public sentiment against the bill.

Annie Wu
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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