Hong Kong Protesters Keep Up the Pressure

HONG KONG—Thousands of protesters besieged the city’s police headquarters, extending a political crisis in the city sparked by a proposed extradition law that the government has since put a stop to in an effort to ease unrest. In Friday’s demonstrations, they demanded the bill be fully withdrawn, the resignation of Mrs. Lam and that police be made accountable for forcibly dispersing protesters who blocked roads around the government’s headquarters June 12. Authorities’ reluctance Friday to again use force against protesters—after violent clashes last week put Hong Kong under international scrutiny and unnerved government advisers—enabled protesters free movement throughout the day.

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