Taipei Times
Date: Sep 30, 2019
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Undeterred by heavy rain, hundreds of thousands of protesters yesterday marched in Taipei and other
A man yesterday holds a yellow umbrella with hanging lanterns bearing prayers in Taipei during a rally in support of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Photo: Tu Chu-min, Taipei Times
Organizers said that the Hong Kong government should respond positively to the five demands made by the Hong Kong protesters, which they said are reasonable under the framework of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (林鄭月娥) has only agreed to withdraw the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Amendment, which ignited the months-long protests.
However, she has declined to form an independent committee to investigate alleged abuse of power by police; roll back the categorization of the protests after June 12 as a riot; release all student protesters and dismiss their charges; or allow universal suffrage. [FULL STORY]
