BREAKING: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announces formal withdrawal of extradition bill that sparked months of protests.
in response to the proposed bill which raised fears that the historic rights of Hong Kong's 7 million residents were being eroded under Beijing's rule, as it would allow criminal suspects to be sent to China.
Hong Kong became a special administrative region of China in 1997. Unlike those living in the mainland, residents of the territory can freely surf the internet and participate in public protests. But in the subsequent weeks, the demonstrations have expanded from calling for the withdrawal of the extradition bill to include four other demands: the revocation of the word"riot" to describe the protest by authorities, the release of all protesters who have been arrested, an investigation into allegations of police brutality and universal suffrage for the chief executive and legislative council.
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