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A lie, say activists; threaten more mass rallies
Hong Kong’s embattled pro-Beijing leader on Tuesday said a China extradition bill that sparked unprecedented political unrest “is dead” — but protesters immediately dismissed her comments, threatening more mass rallies. Chief Executive Carrie Lam admitted that her administration’s attempt to introduce the bill, which would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, was a “complete failure”, saying that her government would not seek to reactivate it in Parliament. “There is no such plan. The bill is dead,” Ms. Lam said.But she once again refused to buckle to demands to completely withdraw the bill from the legislative agenda, provoking outcry from the anti-government camp. Ms. Lam’s words about the bill are “another ridiculous lie” tweeted leading democracy activist Joshua Wong, who was recently released from jail for his role in protests in 2014. “The bill still exists in the ‘legislative programme’ until July next year.” Meanwhile, Beijing has thrown its full support behind Ms. Lam, calling on the police to pursue anyone involved in the Parliament storming and other clashes. “The Central government expressed support, respect and understanding,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters in Beijing when asked about Ms. Lam’s latest statement.
