Hong Kong leader says extradition bill is ‘dead’ but doesn’t formally withdraw it

pawel.gaul/iStock(HONG KONG) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that a highly contentious extradition bill that sparked weeks of mass protests is “dead,” but she fell short of protesters’ demands to fully withdraw it. Lam tried to reassure the public that lawmakers wouldn’t seek to bring the draft legislation back for a vote. “There …

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