<span style="color: #222222;">Hong Kong student leaders today announced a two-week boycott of lectures from the upcoming start of the new session as they seek to keep protesters on the streets and pressure on the government. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Student leaders threatened further action if the government does not adequately respond to the protesters' five demands, which include spiking a controversial extradition bill, universal suffrage and an independent inquiry into alleged police abuses during the protests. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Acting president of the Hong Kong University Students' Union, Davin Wong said &nbsp;that two weeks should be enough for the government to really think how to respond.<br />'' <br />'' Students have featured prominently in the weeks of protests that have rocked Hong Kong. The demonstrations were sparked by an attempt by the city's government to bring in a bill that would have allowed for extradition to China. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">But they quickly morphed into a wider pro-democracy campaign, in a city where young people are boxed in by the soaring cost of living and worsening job prospects.</span><br />'' <br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | August 22, 2019 5:37 PM
Hong Kong students announce two-week boycott of new session to continue protests