JUST IN: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has announced in a meeting the formal withdrawal of anti-extradition bill - source
“Some of those guys may change their minds, maybe, but just a minority,” she said of the protesters. “Some of them just want to create trouble and they will continue to do so.”“Even though it’s not the result we expected. I believe that this issue has made Hong Kong more united.”China’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.jumped after the report of the bill's imminent withdrawal, trading up about 4%. The property index also jumped.
Michael Tien, a member of Hong Kong’s legislature and a deputy to China’s national parliament, said the government should withdraw the bill and that he would support an inquiry commission. The Chinese government rejected a recent proposal by Lam to defuse the conflict that included withdrawing the bill altogether, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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