CHINA-HONGKONG: HKSAR CHIEF EXECUTIVE WITHDRAWS EXTRADITION BILL
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The day Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of HKSAR, withdrew (September 4) the Extradition Bill in an attempt calm the situation in Hongkong, the home of pro-democracy media tycoon and publisher of Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai was firebombed in the early hours of September 5. Jimmy Lai, who was unharmed in the attack, is a vocal supporter of the democracy movement and has been labelled a traitor by state media in mainland China.
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