Hong Kong leader signals end to extradition bill but refuses to quit
Source: Reuters
World News
June 18, 2019 / 3:43 AM / Updated an hour ago
Clare Jim, Noah Sin 4 Min Read
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday signaled the end of a controversial extradition bill that she promoted and then postponed after some of the most violent protests since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
In a closely watched press conference, Lam apologized for the turmoil but refused to say the bill would be “withdrawn”, only that it wouldn’t be re-introduced during her time in office if public fears persist.
This was the strongest indicator yet that the government was effectively shelving legislation that would allow people to be extradited to mainland China to face trial, even if it fell short of protester demands for the government to scrap the bill altogether.
“Because this bill over the past few months has caused so much anxiety, and worries and differences in opinion, I will not, this is an undertaking, I will not proceed again with this legislative exercise if these fears and anxieties cannot be adequately addressed,” Lam told reporters.
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Lets see the first administrator of Hong Kong tried to put this program into place
Tung Chee-hwa
Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23
And now Lam wants to basically piggy back off the Article 23 and go around and get this new stuff on the books to extradite people that the Communists don't like.................now exactly why do companies do business with Communists.......................oh, I keep forgetting greed and cheap labor ...........................and enabling corruption in the world wide scheme of things..........................
At least the Hong Kong population should be an inspiration to the citizens of this country and showing people here that we also can do this against the criminal enterprise infested with enablers in this country..............................
