The move may ease the anger in the streets, but won't do enough to end the months of protests, say observersHong kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam said she has formally withdrawn legislation to allow extraditions to China, an about-face that may help ease - but not end - months of unrest in the Asian financial centre.
Seated at a desk with her hands clasped together, she said:"The things that have happened in the past two months have made everyone shocked and sad. People are anxious. They want to move on from the current deadlock now."The move follows weekend demonstrations that pitted protesters against riot police. Activists lobbed petrol bombs and set fires in the streets; police officers fired tear gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray.
Mrs Lam had previously suspended the Bill, but that did little to appease the demonstrators, who continued protesting and expanded their demands to include calls for greater democratic freedom.