Hong Kong Leader Issues Apology, Refuses to Retract Extradition Bill

Hong Kong Leader Issues Apology, Refuses to Retract Extradition Bill
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after a press conference to address recent protests against an extradition bill on June 18, 2019 in Hong Kong. Li Yi/The Epoch Times
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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Hong Kong’s top official, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, issued a formal apology for her handling of the controversial extradition bill, and acknowledged that it was now “unlikely” to move forward, at a press conference on June 18.

But she stopped short of retracting the bill, drawing the ire of protest groups who vowed to keep demonstrating until their demands were met.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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