Are we headed for a way out of the crisis in Hong Kong? According to several media outlets of the former British colony, including the South China Morning Post, the head of the Hong Kong executive, Carrie Lam, is about to announce the withdrawal of the extradition bill on Wednesday (4 September). suspects to China.
Its outright withdrawal is one of the main demands of pro-democracy protesters, who intensified their protest movement that began in June and also demand the resignation of the chief of the executive, imposed by Beijing in 2017. Carrie Lam said, Tuesday, have no intention to do so, after the leak of an audio recording in which she says she wants to leave his post.
The text on the extradition of suspects to China was suspended in June, but protesters broadened their demands to denounce the decline in freedoms in this semi-autonomous region.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange flew Wednesday at midday after media reported that the head of the Hong Kong Executive was considering withdrawing the text. The Hang Seng index jumped more than 3%.
With AFP and Reuters