Protesters marched through the streets of Hong Kong holding banners and placards during the mass rally, which called for, among other demands, the withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill and the resignation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Some used the lights on their phones to symbolize candles in order to respect to a person who fell from a scaffolding the day before after hanging an anti-extradition law banner. Despite the Chief Executive Carrie Lam's attempt to ease the heightened tension by agreeing to suspend the controversial bill, close to 2 million people participated in Sund


Protesters marched through the streets of Hong Kong holding banners and placards during the mass rally, which called for, among other demands, the withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill and the resignation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Some used the lights on their phones to symbolize candles in order to respect to a person who fell from a scaffolding the day before after hanging an anti-extradition law banner. Despite the Chief Executive Carrie Lam's attempt to ease the heightened tension by agreeing to suspend the controversial bill, close to 2 million people participated in Sunday's rally, according to the organizers. The protesters called for the withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill, the release and non-prosecution of the people arrested due to the cause, investigation of whether excessive force had been used by the police on June 12, and the resignation of Carrie Lam.


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