Protesters Swell in the Streets of Hong Kong Calling for Leader to Resign
- Protest leaders call for law’s withdrawal, Lam’s resignation
- Tens of thousands choke city center in Sunday demonstration
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators poured into central Hong Kong as organizers remained defiant even after the city’s leader suspended consideration of the China-backed extradition plan that sparked some of the biggest protests in the city in decades.
Organizers pressed ahead with a march Sunday afternoon, following the same route as last week’s demonstration, when hundreds of thousands filed for hours through the center of the city. They are demanding that Chief Executive Carrie Lam resign and have vowed to continue taking to the streets until the bill is withdrawn.