Hong Kong government looks set to press pause on an extradition bill that provoked clashes between police and protesters, multiple local media outlets report
People attend a rally in support of demonstrators protesting against proposed extradition bill with China, in Hong Kong, China, June 14, 2019.
Many in the former British colony worry it will further erode cherished legal protections and freedoms promised by Beijing when it took control in 1997.Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents took to the streets in earlier demonstrations. Protests turned violent on Wednesday, adding to pressures on Lam to back down.
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