World Alert: Correction: After days of massive protests, Hong Kong chief executive suspends controversial proposal to allow extraditions to China. An earlier alert misspelled the chief executive’s name.

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam said her government would indefinitely suspend a bill that would allow fugitives to be transferred to mainland China. The bill fueled days of street demonstrations that brought violence and chaos to the global financial hub. An earlier version of this alert misspelled Carrie Lam's name. This alert has been corrected.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     World Alert Jun 15, 3:54 AM     Correction: After days of massive protests, Hong Kong chief executive suspends controversial proposal to allow extraditions to China. An earlier alert misspelled the chief executive's name. Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam said her government would indefinitely suspend a bill that would allow fugitives to be transferred to mainland China. The bill fueled days of street demonstrations that brought violence and chaos to the global financial hub. An earlier version of this alert misspelled Carrie Lam's name. This alert has been corrected. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071