Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters' questions during a news conference in Hong Kong on Monday. Vincent Yu/AP hide caption
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a gesture of solidarity Monday in Beijing. Hong Kong Government Information Services via AP hide caption
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam addresses the media after casting her vote during Sunday's district council elections. After results showed a landslide victory for pro-democracy candidates, Lam said she would listen "humbly" to the will of the voters. Ye Aung Thu/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong addresses the media during a news conference in Berlin last month. Wong on Tuesday said Hong Kong authorities have disqualified him from upcoming local council elections. Michael Sohn/AP hide caption
Riot police arrive after protesters vandalized property in Hong Kong on Sunday. Riot police fired tear gas Sunday after a large crowd of protesters at a Hong Kong shopping district ignored warnings to disperse in a second straight day of clashes, sparking fears of more violence ahead of China's National Day. Vincent Yu/AP hide caption
High school students wearing masks hold placards that read "Five key demands are indispensable" as they continue their school boycott in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption
Protesters flooded into Hong Kong's parliament chamber after breaking into the government's headquarters on Monday — the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Hong Kong Protesters Storm Legislative Council On Anniversary Of Handover To China
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong addresses the crowd outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Monday, during a demonstration demanding that Hong Kong's leaders step down and permanently withdraw an extradition bill. Jorge Silva/Reuters hide caption
Mourners hold flowers Sunday and pray for a man who fell to his death after hanging a protest banner against an extradition bill in Hong Kong Sunday, June 16, 2019. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption