HONG KONG, June 15 — Hundreds of Hong Kong people dressed in black and wearing white ribbons gathered today to remember the day last year when a 35-year-old man fell to his death from a shopping mall after unfurling banners against a now-withdrawn extradition bill. The bill, which would have...
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HONG KONG, June 15 — Hundreds of Hong Kong people dressed in black and wearing white ribbons gathered today to remember the day last year when a 35-year-old man fell to his death from a shopping mall after unfurling banners against a now-withdrawn extradition bill. The outbreak of coronavirus had seen a lull in protests until recent weeks, when proposed new national security laws reignited fears over Beijing’s tightening squeeze on the city and brought people back on to the streets.
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