Chants of 'no China extradition, no evil law' echoed through the high-rise Hong Kong streets.
Lam has tweaked the proposals but has refused to withdraw the bill, saying it is vital to plug a long-standing"loophole".
Insurance agents, executives and small entrepreneurs joined bus drivers and mechanics, with Reuters speaking to dozens of people saying it was their first protest march. "I need to save my daughter. If the law is implemented anyone can disappear from Hong Kong. No one will get justice in China. We know there is no human rights," he said.
The changes will simplify case-by-case arrangements to allow extradition of wanted suspects to jurisdictions, including mainland China, Macau and Taiwan, beyond the 20 that Hong Kong already has extradition treaties with.
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