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Thousands of demonstrators have tried to occupy roads near the offices of the Hong Kong government on June 12, in protest against a proposed extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to China for trial. The bill is due for a second round of debate on June 12 in Hong Kong's 70-seat Legislative Council. The legislature is controlled by a pro-Beijing majority.
Strikes and transport go-slows were also announced across the city on June 12, as businesses, students, bus drivers, social workers, teachers and other groups made a last-ditch effort to block the bill. Nearly 2,000 businesses, mostly small restaurants, grocery stores, book and coffee shops, announced plans to strike on June 12, according to an online survey, Reuters reported.
On June 9, more than a million people protested in central Hong Kong, according estimates from the organisers.
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