a fractious scenes outside government house in hong kong preceded a remarkable turnaround from the leadership after repeated inter no deliberations over the last 2 days i now announce that the government has decided to suspend a legislative amendment exercise a restart our communication with all sectors of society do more explanation work and listen to different views of society lam statement acknowledging the pressure of recent days where protesters thronged the city streets and clashed with police was instrumental in her decision to suspend but not withdraw the bill that suspension drew strong opposition voices to criticized for not scrapping the law completely with some demanding her resignation help it. i m. shaking my head that statements like these
thank you so much well after days of unrest and street protests in hong kong the city s government has relented indefinitely suspending a proposed law that would have allowed people to be extradited to mainland china many theory that the bill would curb civil liberties and threaten hong kong status as a financial hub. it was fractious scenes outside government house in hong kong preceded a remarkable turnaround from the leadership of so repeated inter no deliberations over the last 2 days i now announce that the government has decided to suspend a legislative amendment exercise a restart our communication with all sectors of society do more explanation work and listen to different views of society lam statement acknowledging the pressure of recent days where protesters thronged the city streets and clashed with police