Fresh wave of protests as Hong Kong ignores deadline to scrap extradition bill | World News, The Indian Express

Fresh wave of protests as Hong Kong ignores deadline to scrap extradition bill | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Hong Kong |Updated: June 21, 2019 12:26:43 pm

Fresh wave of protests as Hong Kong ignores deadline to scrap extradition bill

Demonstrators, mostly students dressed in black, gathered peacefully outside the legislature to vent their anger and frustration at Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam who promoted, and then postponed, the bill after mass protests.

Demonstrators rest outside the Legislative Council building during a demonstration demanding Hong Kong’s leaders to step down and withdraw the extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China (Reuters)

Several hundred people rallied in Hong Kong on Friday after the expiry of a deadline protesters set for the government to completely scrap a controversial extradition bill, in the latest wave of protests in the Chinese-ruled city.