Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Thursday, November 21, 2024 76° Today's Paper

Photo Galleries

Protest delays Hong Kong extradition law

By Associated Press

June 11, 2019

1/10
Swipe or click to see more
A female protester holds flowers as she sits in front of policemen in anti-riot gear standing guard outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday. Hong Kong delayed a legislative session on a contentious extradition bill as thousands of protesters amassed to block entry to the building Wednesday out of concern the measure signaled greater Chinese control and further erosion of civil liberties in the semiautonomous territory.
2/10
Swipe or click to see more
The overwhelmingly young crowd of demonstrators filled nearby streets, overturned barriers and tussled with police outside the government headquarters and offices of the Legislative Council.
3/10
Swipe or click to see more
Protesters gather outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday.
4/10
Swipe or click to see more
Protesters sit below a photo of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam with the words "Step down" stuck outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday.
5/10
Swipe or click to see more
Policemen in anti-riot gear stand watch the protesters near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday.
6/10
Swipe or click to see more
Protesters wear protection gears and use umbrellas to shield themselves as they gather near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday.
7/10
Swipe or click to see more
Protesters carry barricades as they march toward the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday. The reluctance of protesters to be identified by their full names and professions — many wore surgical masks to obscure their facial features — reflected an increasingly hard-line approach to civil unrest by the authorities. Such actions are never tolerated in mainland China, and Hong Kong residents can face travel bans and other repercussions if they cross the border.
8/10
Swipe or click to see more
Riot policemen detained a protester near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday. The government pushed ahead with plans to present the amendments to the legislature on Wednesday despite a weekend protest by hundreds of thousands of people that was the territory’s largest political demonstration in more than a decade.
9/10
Swipe or click to see more
A protestor moves barricade near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday. Critics believe the extradition legislation would put Hong Kong residents at risk of being entrapped in China’s judicial system, in which opponents of Communist Party rule have been charged with economic crimes or ill-defined national security offenses, and would not be guaranteed free trials.
10/10
Swipe or click to see more
A protester waving the Union Jack joins other protesters using umbrellas to shield themselves outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday.
Previous Gallery
King Kamehameha honored on holiday
Next Gallery
10 newspaper covers from this week in Hawaii’s past

More Photo Galleries

Subscriber Favorites

Flip through MidWeek online

Looking Back


Honolulu Local Business Guide