What's next in Hong Kong? All but a handful of protesters have gone home, but there's more to come in a crisis that brought hundreds of thousands into the streets to oppose an extradition bill.
In this Monday, June 17, 2019, photo, a protester holds a placard baring an image of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam as they gather near the Legislative Council to continue protest against the unpopular extradition bill in Hong Kong. The various pro-democracy groups that helped drive and organize the protests are pushing for Lam’s resignation and the permanent scrapping of what they call the “evil” extradition bill.
HONG KONG — All but a handful of protesters in Hong Kong have gone home, but the crisis that brought hundreds of thousands into the streets to oppose an extradition bill is far from over. The way forward for both Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and her opponents is uncertain because of the limits built into the city’s “one country, two systems” arrangement with Beijing after Britain ceded control of the former colony in 1997.
The public is wary of seeing Communist Party-ruled Beijing wield still greater influence that would imperil civil liberties such as independent courts and the freedom to speak out against the local government, privileges not enjoyed in the mainland. Officials in Beijing back the unpopular extradition legislation. Lam is stuck in the middle.
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