Hong Kong’s battered stock market surged Wednesday on a South China Morning News report that chief executive Carrie Lam plans to formally withdraw the controversial extradition bill that has hammered local businesses and raised questions about the future of the city as an international financial centre.The
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#HongKong’s #HangSeng surges on SCMP report city leader Carrie Lam plans to formally withdraw #extradition bill
September 4, 2019##Extradition HongKong: full investigation into ‘excessive’ policing of protests needed | Amnesty International UK
September 4, 2019Carrie Lam’s withdrawal of extradition bill welcomed, but public trust in authorities ‘seriously damaged’
Responding to Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s announcement today of an official withdrawal of the highly controversial Extradition Law Amendment Bill, Man-kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong, said:
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#HongKong Leader Withdraws #Extradition Bill | Time
September 4, 2019Chief Executive Carrie Lam, is to formally withdraw a divisive bill that has caused 13 weeks of unrest, according to a local media report.
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Leak: Carrie Lam says she’d quit as #HongKong leader if she could – KRDO #China #Extradition
September 2, 2019Hong Kong’s beleaguered leader Carrie Lam has said she would quit if she had a choice and blamed herself for causing “unforgivable havoc” that has led to months of anti-government protests in the…
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#ExtraditionTreaty Between #UAE And #India – International Law – United Arab Emirates #Extradition
September 2, 2019It is a formal demand sent by one nation to another through diplomatic routes, for the latter to surrender the person who has committed the offence in the requesting country to their authorities. United Arab Emirates International Law Hassan Elhais 2 Sep 2019
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Anti-government protesters create turbulence at #HongKong airport, disrupting traffic and suspending train service | South #China Morning Post #EXTRADITION
September 2, 2019Anti-government protesters caused chaos outside Hong Kong International Airport on September 1, before shifting their action to the nearby suburb of Tung Chung. The protesters vandalised an MTR…
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Protesters block roads near #HongKong airport | International | The Daily News #China #Extradition
September 1, 2019HONG KONG (AP) — Anti-government protesters blocked roads near Hong Kong’s airport with burning barricades and damaged a train station Sunday after a night of violent clashes with police.
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Asia Times | Protesters disrupt transport to #HongKong airport | Article #China #Extradition
September 1, 2019More than 1,000 protesters try to stop trains and block roads connecting the airport and urban districts
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Big trouble in little #China – IAG #HongKong #Extradition
September 1, 2019Despite recent disruptions and more uprising to come, it seems the Hong Kong protests have so far had minimal impact on Macau’s casino revenues.
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#India murder accused to be extradited to #UK Report – The Week #Extradition
September 1, 2019(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from a PTI
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