Parents of Dead Hong Kong Protester Urge Others to Carry On

Parents of Dead Hong Kong Protester Urge Others to Carry On
Attendees take part in a public memorial for Marco Leung, a 35-year-old man who fell to his death weeks ago after hanging a protest banner against an extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China on July 11, 2019. The parents of Leung have urged young people to stay alive to continue their struggle. Kin Cheung/AP
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HONG KONG—The parents of a Hong Kong man who plunged to his death after putting up banners against divisive extradition legislation urged young people to continue their struggle.

The youth have been at the forefront of huge rallies against the legislation, which has plunged Hong Kong into chaos amid wider fears about the erosion of civil rights in the Chinese territory. Marco Leung’s banners demanded a full withdrawal of the bill, which would have allowed suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial.