Hong Kong's Lam says move to withdraw bill was hers, not China's

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Thursday that the unexpected decision to withdraw a controversial extradition bill that set off months of protests was made by her government and not Beijing.A day after announcing the withdrawal, the chief executive was questioned about the delay in making the decision and whether the central government played a role in it."The decision is one of the Hong Kong SAR government," Lam told reporters, referring to the special administrative region of China."The bill was initiated, introduced and taken forward by the Hong Kong SAR government. Throughout the whole…READ FULL ARTICLE