Human river in central Hong Kong. Police nowhere to be seen. Real example of the power of the people – and very moving too. pic.twitter.com/8if7aew6iW
— Thomas Lowe (@ThomasJLowe1) June 16, 2019
Now, that’s a mass movement.
Via Daily Mail:
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologised to the public today with ‘utmost sincerity and humility’ after the second massive protest in a week over a proposed extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial.
Lam’s office put out a statement a day after suspending the bill admitting shortcomings in how her administration handled it had ‘led to a lot of conflict and disputes’ and ‘disappointed and distressed many citizens’.
Despite her apology, which came after hundreds of thousands of people dressed in black clogged the streets in central Hong Kong today to demand that she steps down, Lam did not say she intends to scrap the bill entirely.
Demonstrators also left bouquets of white flowers, written tributes and origami cranes outside a high-end Hong Kong shopping mall where a man plunged to his death protesting against the controversial bill.