This archive report was first published on 4 September 2019.
September 4, 2019 - Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam is under intense pressure to withdraw the extradition bill that sparked months of protests in the city.
Despite suspending the bill in June and later stating it was 'dead', demonstrators remain skeptical of her government's intentions and fear the bill could be revived.
Withdrawal of the bill, which would allow extradition to mainland China, remains a top demand of protesters, who have also called for an independent investigation into police actions, amnesty for arrested protesters, and direct elections for all lawmakers and the chief executive.
According to the South China Morning Post, Lam is set to formally withdraw the extradition proposal in a meeting with her cabinet, Hong Kong delegates to the National People's Congress, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference members, and pro-Beijing lawmakers.
Regina Ip, a pro-Beijing lawmaker and member of the Executive Council, stated that Lam would meet with the council at 4 p.m. and also with pro-establishment parties, but declined to comment on the meeting's agenda.
The months-long protests have seen peaceful marches involving hundreds of thousands of people, as well as violent clashes between protesters and police, resulting in over 1,000 arrests since early June.
