Accountants in Hong Kong took to the streets on Friday to call for the government to accept five demands of the people, including the complete withdrawal of a now-suspended extradition bill.
took to the streets on Friday to call for the government to accept five demands of the people, including the complete withdrawal of a now-suspended extradition bill.
The march was set to take place from Chater Garden, in the central district of Hong Kong, to the central government office. Accountants are particularly concerned about the extradition bill because they often have to cross over to mainland China for work, said Leung. The proposed extradition bill, which would have allowed fugitives to be handed over to authorities in mainlandLam has repeatedly said theOther protesters have also called for the resignation of Lam, who has been blamed by the demonstrators for mishandling the situation.
However, Leung said accountants were not at risk of losing their jobs. That's because these protests are "not straddling any red line" and it's "not threatening national sovereignty," he said. Rather, they are a freedom of expression protected by Hong Kong's laws, he added.
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