Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam has withdrawn the controversial extradition bill that sparked three months of fierce protests in the city, in a move that was quickly met with resistance from pro-democracy activists.
The bill, spearheaded by Ms Lam, would have allowed criminal suspects to be transferred to mainland China for the first time. Its introduction triggered weeks of demonstrations that have plunged the city into its worst political crisis since the handover from British to Chinese rule two decades ago.
Ms Lam had previously suspended the proposed law and pronounced it “dead”, but protesters have continued to demand its full withdrawal.
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