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Millions of people in Hong Kong have been taking to the streets in historic protests for weeks to protest a bill that could extradite anyone in Hong Kong suspected of crimes by Chinese authorities to China and to demand that Hong Kong’s chief executive step down. @kassy explains what you need to know. ( by @kassy)
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This is the current status in Hong Kong. 6/16/19. More than ONE MILLION Hong Kongers are taking the streets again for the second straight Sunday, calling for the extradition bill to be scrapped altogether, calling for the current leader #CarrieLam to step down, denouncing police’s use of excessive force on unarmed protestors and protesting against the arrests of student protestors who are facing charges of disorderly behaviour in a public place, illegal assembly, and other riot-related offences. They are marching peacefully in perfect shape and order. Making space all together to allow the ambulance to pass through. This is so beautiful and I have so much respect for them. I wish I could be be there. #香港加油 #反送中 #616遊行 #noextraditiontochina #antiextraditionlaw #hongkong
NEW: Hong Kong’s leader apologizes, but can’t say the words protestors want to hear: retract and resign. Chief executive Carrie Lam is really stuck between her Beijing superiors on mainland and Hong Kong protestors on her doorstep. An unenviable place to be. Our @CBSNews latest from the field as we continue to cover the tension from a hated extradition law. Kudos to our ace news team of @erinelyall @cbs_randy and @stanley_mousse. Follow them to see more of their own amazing work across Europe and Asia. #hongkong #beijing #china #street #protest #extradition #carrielam #apology #cbsnews #asia #correspondent #international #news
Summary of press conference:
1. She's not sorry for what has happened because she had "good intentions"
2. Her meeting with Chinese officials is none of HKer's business
3. She believes the police's justification for violence instead of video evidence
4. She is not withdrawing the bill because it originally has good objectives
5. She's not resigning because there's work the government needs to do
6. A whole lot of empty answers