Protesters call on Carrie Lam to withdraw the extradition bill and step down during a huge rally on June 16. Photo: Robert Ng

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Topic | Hong Kong extradition bill

Tony Cheung

Published: 5:45pm, 23 Jun, 2019

Updated: 10:26pm, 23 Jun, 2019

Protesters call on Carrie Lam to withdraw the extradition bill and step down during a huge rally on June 16. Photo: Robert Ng

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Tony Cheung

Tony Cheung became a political journalist in 2007. He joined the Post in 2012 and now leads the Hong Kong-mainland relations team on the Hong Kong desk. Tony also writes about the economy, and reports from mainland China, the United States, Germany and Britain.