Almost 2 million people marched in Hong Kong, according to organizers, in what was the largest demonstration in Hong Kong’s history, demanding the resignation of Carrie Lam, the territory’s China-supported chief executive, following a week of protests over a now-suspended bill that would have made it easier to extradite criminal suspects to mainland China and Taiwan; the government has said that the legislation would “plug the loopholes.”
Weekly Review
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Weekly Review
Almost 2 million people marched in Hong Kong, according to organizers, in what was the largest demonstration in Hong Kong’s history, demanding the resignation of Carrie Lam, the territory’s China-supported chief executive, following a week of protests over a now-suspended bill that would have made it easier to extradite criminal suspects to mainland China and Taiwan; the government has said that the legislation would “plug the loopholes.”