According to Hong Kong media, Lam made remarks backing the city’s police force, which recently came under fire for using excessive force to disperse protesters, who opposed a proposed extradition bill that would allow mainland China to seek extradition

He said that some protesters began to stay around government buildings as the Legislative Council (LegCo) was set to push through a controversial extradition bill, which has since been withdrawn.

Already Hong Kong's pro-Beijing camp is showing signs of splits amid the fallout of Lam's championing of the extradition bill, which sparked a broad range of criticism from within establishment circles.

Men in white t-shirts and face masks attack anti-extradition bill demonstrators and reporters at a train station in Hong Kong, on July 21, 2019, in this still image obtained from a social media live video.

In contrast with clashes last month with demonstrators protesting against the extradition bill, this time the crowds just melted away when police fired a few canisters of tear gas.

His words were met with backlash from protesters against the extradition bill.

Civic Party lawmaker Kwok Ka-ki, at a press conference on Aug. 26, said that Lam was delaying a resolution to the crisis stemming from her government’s proposed extradition bill, as protesters have already established a consensus on the “five demands.

The article claimed that such economic problems were an “important reason that ignited the extradition bill incident.”

(ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images) Opponents of the extradition bill see it as a threat to the rule of law and fear it would put them at the mercy of China's justice system where human rights are not guaranteed.

Extradition Bill The Hong Kong government first proposed the controversial amendments to its extradition laws in February, which would allow the chief executive—the city’s top official—to sign off on extradition requests, including from mainland China

The Chinese regime used harsh language to criticize Hong Kong protesters who broke into the Legislative Council (LegCo) building on July 1 as anger over a controversial extradition bill intensified.

Hongkongers escalated their protests to oppose the government’s handling of the extradition bill crisis.

For the second day in a row, the airport was ground to a halt due to thousands of protesters taking over the terminals to protest the government’s response to the extradition bill crisis.

In the past few months of protests, Epoch Times reporters have reported on all major rallies, parades, and events held by anti-extradition-bill protesters.

What began as a protest against an extradition bill has ballooned into a fundamental challenge to the way Hong Kong is governed—and the role of the Chinese regime in the city's affairs.

Protesters take part in a demonstration in Osaka on June 27, 2019 against a controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong, ahead of the G20 summit.

Protesters deface the Hong Kong logo at the Legislative Council to protest against the extradition bill on July 1, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. The black banner read: “There are no rioters, only violent regimes.” (Billy H.C.

Last year's protests ignited over an extradition bill that many felt violated the framework, as it would have allowed the Chinese regime to transfer individuals from Hong Kong to face trial in Communist Party-controlled courts.

In 2019, massive protests erupted in Hong Kong as the authorities pushed for an extradition bill that would allow the government to transfer anyone—both Chinese and foreign nationals—to the Mainland for trial on ambiguous charges of threatening Chinese

Protesters march against a controversial extradition bill in the Causeway Bay area in Hong Kong, on Aug. 18, 2019. (Billy H.C.

Lam, who turns 63, is the Chinese-ruled city's least popular leader since its handover from Britain in 1997, having tried to push a bill that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China last year, sparking large-scale protests.

The lyrics reflect protesters' vow not to surrender despite a government concession to axe an extradition bill that sparked the summer of unrest.

Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition Bill Coalition has collected all data related to the police firing of tear gas, based on police press conferences in the past six months, and has concluded that as of Nov. 15, police fired at least 9,362 rounds of tear gas

A year ago, roughly a million Hongkongers participated in a march against a since-scrapped extradition bill that would have allowed Beijing to transfer individuals for trial in Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-controlled courts.

In February of this year, Lai was arrested for participating in a protest in August 2019 against China’s extradition bill.

Yet Taiwan authorities have since said they opposed Hong Kong's extradition bill and will not agree to an ad hoc extradition arrangement for the murder suspect even if the bill passes.

Most cited fears that a controversial extradition bill would cause Hong Kong to lose its autonomy from the Chinese regime.

They gathered in opposition to an extradition bill that would have allowed individuals to be sent to mainland China for trial.

For example, in June two million Hong Kong residents took to the streets to protest against the Hong Kong government's amendment of the Extradition Bill.

The now-withdrawn extradition bill, under which residents would have been sent to Communist-controlled mainland courts, was seen as the latest move to tighten control.