People attend a rally in support of demonstrators protesting against proposed extradition bill with China, in Hong Kong, China, on June 14 2019. REUTERS/JORGE SILVACracks appeared to emerge on Friday in the support base for a proposed Hong Kong law that would allow extraditions to China as opponents of the bill vowed further demonstrations after hundreds of thousands took to the streets this week.
Many accuse China of extensive meddling since then, including obstruction of democratic reforms, interference with elections and of being behind the disappearance of five Hong Kong-based booksellers, starting in 2015, who specialised in works critical of Chinese leaders. “But I definitely say that right now it’s not possible — at a time when there are such intense divisions — to keep discussing this issue. The difficulty is very high.”
“It is time for Hong Kong to have a cool-down period,” Lai told Reuters. “Let frayed tempers settle before we resume discussion of this controversial issue. Please, no more blood-letting!”Beijing-backed Lam has stood by the bill, saying it is necessary to plug loopholes that allow criminals wanted on the mainland to use the city as a haven. She has said Hong Kong courts would safeguard human rights. Lam has not appeared in public or commented since Wednesday.
The proposed bill has thrown Hong Kong, one of the world’s most densely populated cities, into chaos, starting on Sunday with a march that drew what organisers said was more than a million people.
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