HONG KONG -- Signs of weakening support for the Hong Kong government's controversial extradition bill emerged on Friday, as some pro-establishment officials suggested the administration should indefinitely postpone legislative debate following violent clashes this week between police and protesters.
Bernard Chan, a leading member of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's cabinet, said that it was "impossible" to proceed with debate on the proposed law. Chan, a financier and the convener of Lam's Executive Council, told public broadcaster RTHK that officials need to think about what to do next.
