Hong Kong leader apologises as massive rally chokes city

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 15, 2019. — AFP: Hundreds of thousands of protesters choked Hong Kong’s streets for a second straight Sunday in a defiant rebuke of a reviled extradition law, piling pressure on the city’s embattled pro-Beijing leader who apologised for causing “conflict” but refused to step down.

Critics fear the Beijing-backed law will entangle people in China’s notoriously opaque and politicised courts and damage the city’s reputation as a safe business hub. Many accused the police of using excessive force and anger was further fanned by authorities calling the largely young protesters “rioters”.

The extradition furore is just the latest chapter in what many see as a battle for the soul of Hong Kong. Advisers and pro-establishment lawmakers urged her to delay the bill after Wednesday’s violence, while Beijing began to distance itself from her administration.

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