HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is expected to
announce later on Wednesday the formal withdrawal of a proposed
extradition bill that sparked three months of protests in the
Chinese-ruled city, the South China Morning Post reported, citing
unnamed sources.
Other local media outlets also reported on a possible withdrawal
of the bill.
The chief executive’s office did not immediately respond to
request for comment.
The withdrawal of the bill, which would have allowed Hong Kong
citizens to be sent to mainland China to face trial, is one of the
main demands of pro-democracy protesters who have plunged the
former British colony into its deepest crisis in decades.
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