Protests against a controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong are continuing today, but without the scenes of chaos that rocked the global trade and finance center yesterday.
Demonstrators had gathered around the Legco — as the legislature is informally known — ahead of a scheduled debate by lawmakers over the controversial extradition plan. The debate was ultimately postponed due to the disruption caused by protesters.
The government said a total of 79 people were injured and hospitalized as of 11 a.m. local time Thursday, with two described as in serious condition.has refused to withdraw or delay the extradition plan. She held her ground and condemned the protests as "intolerable" in a Wednesday evening video address.
"So I consider my officers are acting in accordance with our guidelines and they rightfully used ... force to protect themselves and other people at the scene," Lo said, adding that the police would carry out an "after action review" of its activities. He said that all 19 complaints that have been made against the force, which include assault, would be investigated and submitted for external review.
"The general perception is that the law is ... designed to create some kind of deterrence effect against the pro-democracy movement and the dissidents in Hong Kong," Joseph Cheng, a pro-democracy advocate and retired professor of political science, said Thursday on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
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