Thousands of protesters blocked roads around Hong Kong’s legislature early Wednesday as lawmakers were set to debate a widely unpopular proposed law that would allow people to be extradited to China.
Crowds of mostly young people, some dressed in black and wearing face masks, dragged metal barriers and linked arms, closing off roads surrounding the government building.
Numbers are expected to grow during the day after some unions called for a strike Wednesday.An estimated million or more people in Hong Kong protested a bill that would let Beijing extradite people to stand trial in mainland China. WSJ's John Lyons looks at the territory's future as Beijing signals no retreat. Photo: Getty
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