9 July

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam says the extradition bill that would have allowed suspects to be sent to mainland China to face trial is "dead."

She said, " I reiterate here, there's no such plan. The bill is dead."

The remarks come after weeks of mass protests against the controversial bill which critics said would curb freedoms.

Last month, she said the government was indefinitely suspending the bill -- but people continued to take to the streets, calling for the plan to be scrapped altogether.

The protests led to clashes between police and activists with some protesters occupying the legislature.

NHK