Headline Roundup • June 16th, 2019
Hong Kong Protestors Fill the Streets Over Extradition Bill
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Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents, mostly in black, jammed the city's streets Sunday in a march protesting the government's handling of a proposed extradition bill.
The crowds, walking slowly and shouting "withdraw" and "resign," spilled into the streets from downtown Victoria Park and began marching toward the Central district where the government headquarters is located
New York Times (News)
Hong Kong’s chief executive apologized to the public on Sunday after a surprisingly large and defiant crowd poured onto the streets and converged on government offices. The protest capped a week of heated protests and soul-searching questions about the city’s ability to maintain some semblance of autonomy from mainland China.
Many opponents of an unpopular bill, slated to allow extraditions to mainland China, focused their anger on the territory’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, who insisted on pushing through the legislation despite a public outcry that grew into a series of...
Wall Street Journal (News)
Protesters poured into this city’s streets for a second Sunday despite the suspension of a controversial bill to expand the government’s extradition powers, as a week of demonstrations appeared to be spiraling into a broader political movement.
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