In an unexpected about turn, the Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced today the withdrawal of the loathed draft fugitives bill that she suspended on Saturday June 15. She has said then that the bill is 'dead.'
In a pre-recorded message, she also admitted that public anger stretches far beyond the fugitives bill into political, economic and social issues, including housing and land supply, income distribution, social justice and mobility, and opportunities for young people, as well as how the public could be fully engaged in the government's decision-making.
Lam refused to set up an independent inquiry into the protests.
She would not yield on another protester demand - an amnesty. She said it is contrary to the rule of law, and is not acceptable.
The withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill, is one of the five demands of the protesters, who have been agitating for 13 weeks since June.
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