China "concerned" over Hong Kong protests

Protesters break into the government headquarters in Hong Kong on July 1.

Protesters break into the government headquarters in Hong Kong on July 1. Source: AFP

Hong Kong governor Carrie Lam condemned the attack by protesters of the parliament of the former British colony in protest against the controversial China extradition law.


The legislative seat was assaulted, occupied and vandalised for over three hours until a police intervention in the middle of the night, in the most dramatic and violent moment since the most imposing anti-Chinese demonstrations in recent years began. Our Southeast Asian correspondent, Alessandro Ursic, reports.


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