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General Strike Underway in Hong Kong, Leader Refuses to Resign

VOA News

   A general strike has paralyzed Hong Kong Monday, preventing people from
   getting to work and forcing cancellation of more than 200 flights.

   Speaking to reporters the city's embattled leader, Beijing-backed
   Carrie Lam, said protesters were pushing the city to the verge of an
   "extremely dangerous situation."

   Lam again rejected repeated calls from protesters for her resignation
   and said the government is determined to maintaining law and order.

   She also said that the government will not satisfy another key demand
   put forward by protesters to release those who have been arrested
   during protests of recent weeks.

   Lam also charged the protests were putting Hong Kong on a path of no
   return and had hurt the city's economy.

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