John Lee, secretary for security, officially withdrew the extradition bill on Wednesday. Photo: May Tse

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Topic | Hong Kong extradition bill

Alvin Lum , Kimmy Chung , Jeffie Lam

Published: 7:19pm, 23 Oct, 2019

Updated: 11:40pm, 23 Oct, 2019

John Lee, secretary for security, officially withdrew the extradition bill on Wednesday. Photo: May Tse

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Alvin Lum

Alvin Lum is an award-winning political journalist specialising in Hong Kong politics and the city's justice system. Previously, he worked for the Hong Kong Economic Journal and Citizen News.

Kimmy Chung

Kimmy Chung joined the Post in 2017 and reports for the Hong Kong desk on local politics and Hong Kong-mainland issues. Prior to joining the Post, she covered Hong Kong politics and social policies for more than six years for different media outlets.

Jeffie Lam

Jeffie writes predominantly about Hong Kong politics, but is also interested in social welfare issues, such as the city's ageing population and elderly care. She joined the Post in 2013 after beginning her career as a political reporter in 2009. In 2016, she won the English features merit prize in the 20th Human Rights Press Awards.