Hong Kong police are preparing to face a thirteenth consecutive weekend of protests over China's influence over the former British colony.
The Chinese government has rejected all five demands of the Hong Kong protesters, while police in the special administrative region have begun rounding up pro-democracy leaders.—which cited three people with direct knowledge of matter—the Chinese Communist Party has ordered Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam not to bow to any of the protesters' demands, including the full and final withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill that sparked the unrest in March.
Lam submitted a report on the protests some time between June 16—when Lam announced the suspension of the proposed withdrawal bill—and August 7, Reuters reported citing two of its three sources. The protesters have five central demands: the full withdrawal of the extradition bill, an independent inquiry into the protests, fully democratic elections, dropping of the term"riot" in describing protests, and a general amnesty for all those so far arrested.
Another officials, with close ties to senior Hong Kong official, told the agency:"They said no...The situation is far more complicated than most people realize." The Chinese government instead ordered Lam not to withdraw the bill nor to launch an inquiry into the protests, Reuters said.
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