Protesters who plan more action this weekend want Lam to categorically withdraw the extradition bill, and an independent inquiry into the government's handling of the controversy, among other demands.

The streets are much quieter compared to last year, when fears of deepening Beijing control following a government proposal to enact an extradition bill brought millions to the streets.

(Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters) The unrest, which began over opposition to a now-withdrawn extradition bill that would have allowed people to be sent to mainland China for trial, shows no sign of letting up.

The various human rights violations Hong Kong people have faced in recent years, for example during the Umbrella Movement and protests against the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill, are well-known to everyone, which have allowed the world to see that

(Yu Gang/The Epoch Times) Since June, millions of Hongkongers have been protesting against a government extradition bill that they fear would put anyone in Hong Kong at risk of being transferred to China to be put on trial in Chinese courts—notorious

Commentary As gangsters beat up residents in Yuen Long and the protests against the extradition bill escalate, the situation in Hong Kong has entered a new phase. Its development affects Hong Kong and China politics.

bill have entered their 11th straight week.

"But the problem is that after the Fu Guohao incident, the CCP took the opportunity to publicize and make the mainland people hate the Hong Kong people who opposed the anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill, and Fu himself was also exposed by netizens as

In the case of extradition, the bill would direct the courts to order extradition only when absolutely required by the U.S. Constitution.

Since April, when protests against the now-suspended extradition bill first escalated, Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index has fallen by 11 percent.

The mass demonstrations began in June, in opposition to an extradition bill that would have allowed the Chinese regime to transfer individuals for trial in CCP-controlled courts in the mainland.

Although the city’s leader Carrie Lam in early September announced that the government would withdraw the extradition bill that triggered the mass protests, this has not assuaged protesters’ concerns.

The warning was widely viewed as a threat toward Hong Kong protesters, who have staged large-scale demonstrations throughout the city since June, in opposition to an extradition bill that would allow mainland China to seek extradition of individuals to

Police brought charges because of a May 11 incident, when several lawmakers got into a scuffle while debating the since-withdrawn extradition bill that ignited the protests.

bill that triggered the widespread protests.

For months, protesters have continually called for a controversial extradition bill to be withdrawn from the city’s legislature, amid fears that the proposal would leave people vulnerable to being extradited to mainland China and face the Chinese regime

Protests over a controversial extradition bill have escalated in recent weeks, compounded by public anger following the police's delayed response to a violent mob attack inside a metro station on July 21.

Since June, Hongkongers have taken to the streets in protest of an extradition bill that they believe will further erode the city’s autonomy from mainland China.

A group of masked men, all in white T-shirts, stormed the Yuen Long MTR station at about 11 p.m. on July 21, and attacked protesters who returned from the march against the extradition bill. Most protestors dressed in black or grey.

Thousands of pro-democracy Hongkongers held a peaceful rally in the city’s Victoria Park on the afternoon of Aug. 11, reiterating their demand that the government’s extradition bill be fully withdrawn.

Anger over a controversial extradition bill has plunged the city into its biggest political crisis, as millions have taken to the streets in recent months.

bill that sparked the mass protests.

The ongoing mass protests in Hong Kong, now in their seventh month, were sparked by public concerns about a now-withdrawn extradition bill, which many feared would erode the city’s judicial independence.

Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau, spoke of his concerns about the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, where locals are demanding that the local government scrap a controversial extradition bill.

In recent months, Hongkongers have taken to the streets every week since June, citing fears that a controversial extradition bill would be the final straw in Beijing’s encroachment on the city’s autonomy.

Around 500 Hong Kongers living in Sydney held a commemorative rally at the city's Town Hall on June 12, the second anniversary of Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (Anti-ELAB) movement.

On that day, hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers, mostly students, gathered outside their government offices to demand the scrapping of a controversial extradition bill that was viewed by many as an encroachment on the city’s freedoms enshrined under

Long-standing frustrations over unaffordable housing have spilled onto the streets during recent protests, which started over a now-suspended extradition bill and have evolved into calls for greater democracy, among other demands.

Since June, protesters have called for universal suffrage and an investigation into alleged police brutality in demonstrations sparked by a now-withdrawn extradition bill.

The extradition bill, which will cover Hong Kong residents and foreign and Chinese nationals living or traveling through the city, has sparked unusually broad concern it may threaten the rule of law that underpins Hong Kong's international financial status