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Thereve been violent clashes in hong kong between the police and Anti Government protesters who are defying a ban on face masks. Hong kongs entire metro system has been suspended for the First Time Since the pro democracy protests began four months ago, after several stations were smashed and set on fire. Businesses including chinese banks have also been targeted. Our correspondent robin brant is there. We spent the last couple of hours outside this police station. Now, this has been a focal point for protests because about five weeks ago, Police Attacked passengers on the metro system here pretty aggressive. And since then, youve seen democracy demonstrators come here laying flowers, laying posters as well. Now, the police were here earlier. They created a roadblock that was barricaded in that direction over there. It basically was a good example of a cat and mouse that has happened in many parts of the city over the last five weeks or so. Police come, they clear the road, they come h
Whos died aged 96. This is bbc news, the headlines campaigners in hong kong are promising to continue demonstrating after a week of mass protests forced the government hello and welcome to bbc news. To suspend a bill allowing extraditions to china. Hong kongs government has the government had argued suspended its controversial plan to allow alleged criminals to be the proposed bill would plug legal extradited to mainland china. Loopholes and prevent the city the proposals resulted in mass becoming a safe haven protests in the former british for overseas criminals. Colony some of which turned violent. People are expected to return to the streets on sunday, dipomatic relations with iran despite the pause in the governments plans. Continuine to be strained our correspondent Rupert Wingfield after saudi arabia blamed tehran for the attacks on two tankers in the gulf, and says its prepared hayes reports from hong kong. To defend its interests. Both the United States and United Kingdom say i
The governments plans. Our correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes reports from hong kong. Fellow citizens and members of the media. As she stood alone at the podium, carrie lam must have known every pair of eyes in hong kong was watching her. After a week of mass street protests and running battles between protesters and police, would she or wouldnt she back down and drop the widely hated extradition bill . I now announce that the government has decided to suspend the legislative amendment exercise. Not a withdrawal, then. So is this just a trick to pacify the protesters . It has nothing to do with an intention or wish to pacify. How could i restore, as fast as possible, the calm in society, and how could i avoid any more Law Enforcement officers and ordinary citizens being injured . The fear of more angry protesters returning to these barricades is what has prompted carrie lam and her administration to make what is clearly a major climb down. This is not a temporary pause to the extradi
Why are people still planning to march . That is a very good question. Iam standing march . That is a very good question. I am standing in victoria park, the gathering point for todays demonstration. In the coming hours they are expecting large numbers of people to turn out and much to oppose this extradition proposal. Now, there are two reasons why people will still come out. They are saying, one, although the government here was forced into a humiliating backdown, putting its extradition plans on the backburner, they want this that the protest that is it that they want carrie lam and the administration say we will not have administration say we will not have a bill which would allow residents and visitors here to face court in china. They want that bill abolished altogether. The second reason is, they are emboldened, they had a massive victory and it is a people power that hasnt done this. The government, with this system in the legislature has a number to get any bill through it onc