Hong Kong Leader Refuses to Answer Protester Demands After 800,000 March for Human Rights Day

Hong Kong Leader Refuses to Answer Protester Demands After 800,000 March for Human Rights Day
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam speaks at a press conference in Hong Kong on Dec. 10, 2019. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she wouldn’t meet the five demands of protesters in her weekly press conference on Dec. 10 after 800,000 marched through the city’s downtown area two days earlier.

On Dec. 8, local pro-democracy activist group Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) organized another march urging the city government to realize their five demands, which include universal suffrage and an independent inquiry into instances of police violence.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. 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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