The demonstrations in Hong Kong are among the largest political protests ever staged in the region
IT WAS PROBABLY the largest political protest ever staged in Hong Kong. It may have been the biggest in China’s history. Organisers reckon that about 1.9m people joined the demonstration on June 16th. Even during the unrest in Tiananmen Square three decades ago, no single protest approached that scale.
The unrest was triggered by a proposed law that would allow the extradition of criminal suspects from Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland . The law would also let Hong Kong’s courts seize assets connected with crimes on the mainland. Less than a day before the latest record-breaking demonstration, Mrs Lam announced that the bill would be shelved indefinitely. However, that did not ease concerns.
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