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Hong Kong protest march grows and crowds take over streets close to government headquarters
- Stronghold of previous week's protest and Occupy movement Harcourt Road grinds to halt
- Six lanes of Gloucester Road occupied from Fenwick Street onward
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Hong Kong extradition law
Crowds formed in Victoria Park and filled subway stations across Hong Kong as another mass march against the government’s began at 2.30pm.
In a dramatic about-face, the city's leader she would suspend the controversial bill, after a widespread public backlash that saw hundreds of thousands to oppose it and between protesters and police.
Chief Executive Cheng Yuet-ngor said she was hitting the pause button to prevent further violence, but refused to withdraw the bill, insisting it was justified and asking for a second chance to build a better public consensus.
But opponents of the bill are holding another mass rally, refusing to accept anything short of the complete withdrawal of the bill, and demanding Lam apologise for her handling of the controversy. Many are also .
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