Scraping extradition bill will help solve Hong Kong crisis – Lam

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam addresses a news conference in Hong Kong, China Sept. 5, 2019. REUTERS
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam addresses a news conference in Hong Kong, China Sept. 5, 2019. REUTERS

HONG KONG – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday she hopes the formal withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill and other measures will help solve the city’s political crisis.

Beijing-backed Lam was speaking a day after she formally withdrew the bill, which had sparked mass protests and plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its biggest political crisis in decades.

Protesters and some lawmakers were quick to respond that Lam’s move was too little, too late. (Reuters)

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