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Hong Kong's leader says she will permanently shelve an extradition bill that triggered three months of pro-democracy protests IMAGES
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam defends a new security law imposed on the city by Beijing, saying it will restore stability and confidence in the restless business hub. SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong, Jun 4 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong pan-democrat lawmakers on Thursday threw a foul-smelling object during the third reading of China's controversial National Anthem bill at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, causing the meeting to be suspended.Under the bill, anyone convicted of misusing or insulting the 'March of the Volunteers', the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, could face a fine of up to 50,000 Hong Kong dollars (6,449 US dollars) and three years in jail. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).FOOTAGE SHOWS FIREFIGHTERS AND AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING THE FOUL-SMELLING OBJECT THROWN BY PAN-DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS AT THE HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam announces a ban on protesters wearing face masks, invoking colonial-era emergency powers, in a bid to end months of violent protests. SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam announces that a widely loathed proposal to allow extradititions to the Chinese mainland "is dead" -- but she again stopped short of protester demands to immediately withdraw the bill. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).