Economic reforms hinted by Beijing unlikely to ease tensions in Hong Kong, say observers
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Protesters are demanding that Chief Executive Carrie Lam fully withdraws the extradition Bill, set up an independent inquiry into police actions against protesters, release all those arrested, retract the riot label and introduce universal suffrage.
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HONG KONG - Economic reforms hinted at by Beijing are unlikely to soothe rising tensions in Hong Kong, a city that has been struggling with nine consecutive weeks of unrest, some political watchers said.
While there is a thinking that tackling domestic issues might somewhat help, they believe the crux of the entire saga - sparked by a now-suspended extradition Bill which would have allowed Hong Kong to hand over fugitives to various jurisdictions, including mainland China, for trial - is a political issue, not an economic one.
