(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Hong Kong Protests

Topic: Hong Kong Protests

Guest:

Vivek Katju, (Former Ambassador)
K P Nayar, (Strategic Expert)
Maj Gen Ravi Arora (Retd., Chief Editor, Indian Military Review)

Topic Description:

Hong Kong lawmakers have postponed a debate over a controversial bill that would allow fugitives to be extradited to China after protesters blocked roads and restricted access to government buildings. The city's legislative council was due to hold the second reading of the bill on Wednesday. The bill has been met with widespread opposition, including from the city's traditionally conservative business community, and prompted more than 1 million of the city's 7.4 million population to take to the streets in protest on Sunday. The decision to postpone the debate came as tens of thousands of protesters once again took to the streets of central Hong Kong in scenes reminiscent of the 2014 democracy demonstrations known as the Umbrella Movement. Protesters began arriving outside the Legislative Council buildings on Tuesday night, where they were greeted by a heavy police presence and bag searches. By Wednesday morning, tens of thousands of mainly young people had arrived in the area, blocking streets and bringing central Hong Kong to a standstill. On this edition of the big picture we will analyse the Hong Kong Protests