What is 2019–20 Hong Kong protests?
{{multiple image | direction = horizontal | width = 180 | footer = Hundreds of thousands of people protesting<br>in white on 9 June (left); and in black 16 June (right). | image1 = June9protestTreefong03.jpg | alt1 = | caption1 = | image2 = June16protestTreefong16.jpg | alt2 = | caption2 = | align = }} The '''2019-20 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests''' were caused by the [[Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019]] proposed by the [[Government of Hong Kong]]. Many protests were held in [[Hong Kong]] and other cities around the world, protesting against the bill, People worried that the bill would cause the city to open itself up to the reach of mainland Chinese law and that people from Hong Kong could become subject to a different legal system. Various protests have been launched in Hong Kong by the general public and legal communities. Among these, the 9 June protest organised by the [[Civil Human Rights Front]] (CHRF), had 1.03&nbsp;million people protest on the streets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/world/2019/6/9/18658650/hong-kong-protest-march-china-extradition-bill-2019|title=Hundreds of thousands attend protest in Hong Kong over extradition bill|last=Kleefeld|first=Eric|date=9 June 2019|website=Vox|access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> Protests in other places were also launched by overseas [[Hongkongers]] and locals. Despite the widespread demonstrations, the government initially insisted on the bill's passage, saying that the bill was urgent and that the legal loophole should be fixed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1455134-20190429.htm?|title=New extradition laws still urgent, says Carrie Lam|publisher=RTHK|access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> On 15 June 2019, [[Carrie Lam]] announced the suspension of the bill. On 4 September, Lam promised that the bill would be withdrawn when the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] started again in October. The government formally withdrew th