More Than Half a Million March in Hong Kong to Protest Extradition Bill

Separate group of protesters later storms city's legislature premises as anger over bill escalates

Protesters take part in a rally against extradition bill on July 1, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images

More than half a million people took to the streets of Hong Kong on July 1—the 22nd anniversary of the city’s handover from British to Chinese rule—to demand a controversial extradition bill be scrapped.

Every year, waves of Hongkongers participate in a rally opposing the Chinese regime’s encroachment over the city’s affairs on July 1.