Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks at a press conference, Saturday, June 15, 2019, in Hong Kong. Lam said she will suspend a proposed extradition bill indefinitely in response to widespread public unhappiness over the measure, which would enable authorities to send some suspects to stand trial in mainland courts. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Kin Cheung/APHong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday morning local time that a controversial extradition bill that was previously being mulled over by the territory's governing body is "dead."
"The bill is dead," she said during a press conference.
She did not state whether the government would withdraw the bill completely.The bill, which would have allowed extradition to mainland China, sparked mass protests over the past few weeks.
This is a developing story.
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