This archive report was first published on 10 July 2019.
On July 9, 2019, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced that the extradition bill, which sparked massive protests, is 'dead.'
The bill, which would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, was suspended in mid-June after a massive protest outside the Hong Kong government's headquarters.
Despite Lam's announcement, protesters remained unmoved, demanding the bill's withdrawal and an independent probe into allegations of police abuse during the demonstrations.
The extradition debate has reignited Hong Kong's protest movement, with calls for the direct election of its leader, five years after the 2014 Umbrella Movement democracy protests.
Hong Kong was granted special autonomy for 50 years after it returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, but many in Hong Kong are concerned that China is slowly encroaching on those rights.
