Calls for government leader to stand down after an estimated two million march over unpopular extradition bill Strikes and further protests are expected in Hong Kong today after protestors rejected an apology from leader Carrie Lam following a march that saw an estimated two million people fill the streets to oppose the controversial extradition bill.After the sweeping protest – possibly the largest in Hong Kong since it was handed back to China from Britain in 1997 – Lam apologised for the way the government had handled the draft law but she stopped short of withdrawing the bill or resigning, two key demands of demonstrators. Continue reading…
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