PBS NewsHour

Mass protests over Hong Kong extradition law turn violent

Clip: 06/12/2019 | 2m 25s | Video has closed captioning.

Protesters in Hong Kong are promising more mass demonstrations after some erupted into violence. Police battled crowds in a growing crisis over Hong Kong officials’ granting mainland China greater control over the city -- including the power to extradite people from Hong Kong for trial in China. Debi Edward of Independent Television News reports on the “dogged determination” of the law’s critics.