Hong Kong Suspends Plan To Allow Extraditions To Mainland China Following Mass Protests

Daily Mail: Hong Kong's leader says the government is suspending its highly controversial plan to allow extraditions to mainland China following mass protests

* City leader Carrie Lam announced the debate on the bill would be suspended amid growing opposition to it
* The controversial bill would have seen Hong Kong residents extradited to China to stand trial for some crimes
* Hong Kong has been gripped by unprecedented protests across the city in which a million people marched
* Clashes between police and protesters on Wednesday saw 81 people hurt as demonstrations turned violent
* The international finance hub was rocked by the worst political violence since its 1997 handover to China

Hong Kong's leader announced the government will suspend its unpopular extradition bill after unprecedented mass protests this week.

City leader Carrie Lam was previously urged to halt discussions on the unpopular legislation which saw more than a million demonstrators take to the streets of the island territory.

Ms Lam said in a press conference that she took the decision in response to widespread public unhappiness over the measure, which would enable authorities to send some suspects to stand trial in mainland China.

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WNU Editor: Beijing told Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to stand down.

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