Protesters march in Hong Kong, piling pressure on leader
The demonstrators carried banners demanding that chief executive Carrie Lam resign.
The demonstrators carried banners demanding that chief executive Carrie Lam resign.
A man fell to his death on Saturday after hanging a protest banner.
The battle over legislation has evolved into Hong Kong’s most severe political test since the Communist Party-ruled mainland took control in 1997.
Carrie Lam took the decision in response to widespread unhappiness over the move which could have seen suspects from Hong Kong extradited to China.
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in protest against a move to allow Hong Kong suspects to be extradited to mainland China.
Protesters oppose a bill allowing suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial.
Demonstrators claim the measure signals greater Chinese control.
A crowd began gathering outside the government’s headquarters on Tuesday night.
Thousands of people have protested against a proposed law change, which would allow criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China.
The dispute over a proposal allowing extradition to mainland China has provoked political tension in the former British colony.
Hundreds of thousands of people marched through central Hong Kong on Sunday.
Hong Kong was guaranteed the right to retain its own legal systems for 50 years following its handover from British to Chinese rule.
Donald Trump’s four-day state visit to Japan is designed to demonstrate the strength of the US-Japan alliance.
The US president’s four-day state visit to Japan is designed to demonstrate the strength of the bond between the nations.
The president will sit ringside at a championship match in Tokyo featuring the oversized athletes.