Hong Kong Suspends Controversial Extradition Bill After The Biggest Protests In Years

The Hong Kong government on Saturday suspended the controversial plan to allow extraditions to mainland China.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who was chosen by Beijing to be the highest-level local official, made the announcement in a bid to restore calm after the bill sparked the city’s biggest protests in years.

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“After repeated internal deliberations over the last two days, I now announce that the government has decided to suspend the legislative amendment exercise,” Lam said.

Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, held a press conference in Hong Kong on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Lam said she will suspend a proposed extradition bill indefinitely in response to widespread public protests.

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