Hong Kong's government to meet amid bill withdrawal talk

Hong Kong's government to meet amid bill withdrawal talk.

Hong Kong's government is scheduled to meet Wednesday afternoon amid speculation leader Carrie Lam may formally withdraw an extradition bill as protesters have demanded.

Lam has no scheduled media appearance. The South China Morning Post cited an unidentified government source as saying the bill would be withdrawn before the city's legislature resumed in October. "I have never tendered a resignation to the central people's government. I have not even contemplated to discuss a resignation ... the choice of not resigning was my own choice," Lam said when asked why Beijing refused to let her quit.

Clashes between police and protesters have become increasingly violent, with demonstrators throwing gasoline bombs and rods at officers in protests last weekend. Authorities in turn have employed water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets and batons. More than 1,100 people have been detained.

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