China won’t allow Hong Kong leader to step down despite mass unrest, says official
CEO Carrie Lam delays contentious legislation indefinitely, but protesters are still calling for her head
17 June 2019 - 20:03
Hong Kong — Beijing won’t let Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, step down even if she wanted to, a senior city government official close to her said on Monday, adding that a divisive extradition law she delayed on the weekend was effectively withdrawn.
Opposition to the proposed law allowing extradition to mainland China has sparked the city’s biggest and most violent street protests in decades over the past week...
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