Massive anti-extradition protests

By MOOK Attractions Vico

This protest movement primarily stems from opposition to the “extradition bill.” Starting on Sunday, June 9, large-scale protests broke out, with up to 1.03 million people taking to the streets at the peak — the largest demonstration since Hong Kong’s handover to China in 1997. Furthermore, as many as 3

This protest movement primarily arose in opposition to the "extradition bill." On Sunday, June 9, large-scale demonstrations erupted, with up to 1.03 million people taking to the streets—the largest protest since Hong Kong's handover to China in 1997. Additionally, as many as 350 secondary schools saw teachers, students, and alumni signing joint petitions demanding the withdrawal of the amendments, accounting for 70% of all secondary schools in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union has announced a strike for this week.

The "extradition bill" is also known as the "fugitive bill" or "extradition law," officially titled the "Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019," commonly referred to as the "Fugitive Offenders Amendment Bill." The main demand of the protests is to oppose the passage of this bill.

自9日起自维园(维多利亚公园)的游行，由民间人权阵线发起（简称“民阵”），从空拍照已可见到密密麻麻的人潮，扩大至12日周三的罢工、罢学、罢市，“占领金钟”、“夺回香港”等口号强烈表达出香港反送中诉求民众，对于此事件的坚决反对与强硬立场。