Fresh protests choke HK


Not giving up: Tens of thousands of protesters marching through the streets as they continue to protest an extradition Bill in Hong Kong. — AP

Hong Kong: Tens of thousands of people rallied in central Hong Kong as public anger seethed following unprecedented clashes between protesters and police over an extradition law, despite a climbdown by the city’s embattled leader.

Protesters chanted “Scrap the evil law!” as they marched through the streets to pile more pressure on chief executive Carrie Lam, who paused work on the hugely divisive Bill on Saturday after days of mounting pressure, saying she had misjudged the public mood.

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