Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam made her first in-person apology following uproar over controversial extradition legislation—but stopped short of scrapping the bill
HONG KONG—The city’s embattled leader asked the public for another chance Tuesday after a record number of demonstrators took to the streets, but she stopped short of fully withdrawing controversial extradition legislation as protesters had demanded.
In her first public appearance after Sunday’s march, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she personally needed to take responsibility for societal divisions over the past week, and gave a strong indication that the proposed law, which was indefinitely suspended on Saturday, would...
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