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Hong Kong Leaders Apologize For Extradition Bill As They Brace For More Protests
June 19, 20194:03 AM ET

Fanny Law, seen in a 2017 interview with The South China Morning Post, is a member of Hong Kong's Executive Council. She apologized on Wednesday for underestimating the backlash to a controversial now-withdrawn extradition bill.

Two members of Hong Kong's Executive Council have followed the territory's chief executive in issuing a public apology for supporting an extradition bill that continues to fuel massive demonstrations despite its suspension.

The remarks come as officials brace for the possibility of further protests in the Asian financial hub, where anger over the bill — which would allow Hong Kong people accused of certain crimes to be tried in mainland China courts — has already sparked clashes between protesters and police.

Appearing on a local radio program, Fanny Law and Ip Kwok-him, who advise the Beijing-appointed government in Hong Kong, each offered qualified apologies for the bill.

"I'm willing [to say sorry] as I really thought at the time 99.9% of Hongkongers would not be affected by the bill," Law said, according to The South China Morning Post.

Ip also said he was willing to apologize for underestimating the harsh reaction to the bill.

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