demonstrator is taken away outside Legislative Council Hong Kong, China June 10, 2019. Legislative Council is where debates will start on Wednesday to pass government bill that will allow suspects wanted China to be sent across the border for trial.. ..…
Lam's government argued that the revisions were needed to close legal loopholes, while opponents say that is merely an excuse to pursue China's agenda of reducing Hong Kong's legal independence. . . . Hong Kong's Legislative Council will table the amendments on the bill on Wednesday. . . . ..…
Instead, under the changes, the city's top leader would have the authority to sign off on extradition requests, including from China, without approval from the legislature, called Legislative Council.. ..…
Doe PRC, the People Redemption Council, the government came to power because of the 1979 demonstration that turned into a riot. . ..…
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