2019–20 Hong Kong protests

Hundreds of thousands of people protesting
in white on 9 June (left); and in black 16 June (right).

The 2019-20 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests were caused by the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 proposed by the Government of Hong Kong. Many protests were held in Hong Kong and other cities around the world, protesting against the bill,

People worried that the bill would cause the city to open itself up to the reach of mainland Chinese law and that people from Hong Kong could become subject to a different legal system.

Various protests have been launched in Hong Kong by the general public and legal communities. Among these, the 9 June protest organised by the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), had 1.03 million people protest on the streets.^[1] Protests in other places were also launched by overseas Hongkongers and locals.

Despite the widespread demonstrations, the government initially insisted on the bill's passage, saying that the bill was urgent and that the legal loophole should be fixed.^[2] On 15 June 2019, Carrie Lam announced the suspension of the bill. On 4 September, Lam promised that the bill would be withdrawn when the Legislative Council started again in October. The government formally withdrew the bill on 23 October.^[3]

2019–20 Hong Kong Protests Media

Police used tear gas to disperse protesters gathering outside the Legislative Council Complex on 12 June 2019.
Marco Leung Ling-kit on scaffolding at Pacific Place before he fell to his death on 15 June
Protesters briefly occupied the Legislative Council Complex on 1 July 2019.
Protesters pointing their laser pointers at a newspaper outside the Space Museum, mocking an earlier police demonstration that aimed to illustrate the danger of laser pointers, which was seized from an arrested student-union president
Tsang Chi-kin, 18, was shot in the chest by police in 2019
The police confronted the protesters at the entrance of the Chinese University of Hong Kong on 12 November 2019.
Protesters in Yau Ma Tei on 18 November 2019 as they attempted to breach the police's cordon line to break through to protesters trapped inside Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Protesters flood the streets during the New Year's march
The national security law banned anyone from shouting or displaying the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, the revolution of our times" (Chinese: 光復香港，時代革命), which has achieved mainstream adoption since July 2019.
Civic Party promoting the primaries as the democrats aspired to secure a majority in LegCo. Four candidates from the party were disqualified by the government.
Hong Kong police stormed Prince Edward station and attacked civilians on 31 August 2019.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo commented on 18 November 2019.