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Hong Kong police said late on Monday that 32 people had been arrested since Wednesday, when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters.Protest organizers said almost 2 million people - out of a population of around 7 million - turned out on Sunday to demand that Lam resign, in what is becoming the most significant challenge to China’s relationship with the territory since 1997.
A senior Hong Kong official close to Lam told Reuters that Beijing was not likely to let her do so, even if she wanted to, saying “it would create more problems than it solves, at all sorts of levels”. FILE PHOTO: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam looks down during a news conference in Hong Kong, China, June 15, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
“I will join to fight against this evil law,” said Wong, one of the leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy “Umbrella” protests that blocked major roads for 79 days. “I believe this is the time for her, Carrie Lam the liar, to step down.”
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