Protest In Hong Kong's Famous Kowloon Tourist Spot

Hong Kong: Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Hong Kong’s famous Kowloon tourist hotspot and participated in a first march after the storming of the parliament building to demand the abolition of controversial extradition law and the resignation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam.

Sunday’s march was the latest major protest calling for the full withdrawal of the legislation, which would have allowed the transfer of fugitives to mainland China and other jurisdictions with which the city had no extradition agreement, reports the South China Morning Post. Protesters are aiming to take the march to the high-speed train station in western Kowloon, which operates a service connecting Hong Kong to the mainland Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Shortly before the march, organizer Ventus Lau Wing-hong said he believed more people had joined in solidarity with protesters who had stormed the legislature on July 1. Sunday’s protest march comes after a group of Hong Kong student leaders last week rejected Lam’s offer of a private meeting about the recent protests over the now-suspended extradition Bill, calling it “too little, too late”, the South China Morning Post reported. (IANS)

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