12 June 2019 Hong Kong protest

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12 June 2019 Hong Kong protest
6.12 金鐘警民衝突 (Chinese) Part of 2019–20 Hong Kong protests
Date	12 June 2019; 5 years ago (2019-06-12)
Location	Admiralty, Hong Kong
Caused by	Chief Executive Carrie Lam pushing ahead with the second reading of the extradition bill despite mass opposition
Goals	To successfully stall the second reading of the bill To demand the government to fully withdraw the extradition bill
Methods	Occupation
Resulted in	The government suspended the extradition bill on 15 June The government characterised the 12 June incident as a "riot", though they later partially retracted the characterisation, saying that only 5 of the arrestees rioted. One man committed suicide in response to the police's misconduct. Protesters laid out five key demands, which include the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry into police conduct and use of force during the protests
Parties
Protesters (no centralised authority) Political parties Pro-democracy lawmakers Civil Human Rights Front Democratic Party Hong Kong Pastors Network HKCFSC Government of Hong Kong Hong Kong Police Legislative Council of Hong Kong Political parties Pro-Beijing lawmakers
Lead figures
No centralised leadership Wu Chi-wai Carrie Lam Stephen Lo Rupert Dover David Jordan Mark Antiss Andrew Leung
Number
40,000 protesters[1] More than 5,000 police[2]
Casualties and losses
81 protesters injured 22 police officers injured

2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
Background Extradition bill (Murder of Poon Hiu-wing) Hong Kong–Mainland China conflict Umbrella Revolution
Timeline 2019 March–June July August September October November December 2020 January February March April May June July August September
Major incidents 12 June Storming of LegCo Yuen Long attack Prince Edward station attack CUHK conflict Siege of PolyU
Tactics and methods Art and music Hong Kong Way "Glory to Hong Kong" Lennon Wall Lady Liberty Hong Kong HKmap.live Spark Alliance Yellow economic circle Mutual Assured Destruction
Fatalities Chan Yin-lam Chow Tsz-lok Luo Changqing
Reactions to the protests Allegations of police misconduct Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act Hong Kong Be Water Act National security law (NPCSC's decision · Local effects · Responses · Hong Kong Autonomy Act)
Reactions to the Hong Kong national security law 2020 October November December 2021 January February March April May June July August September–November
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The 12 June 2019 Hong Kong protest, also known as "612 incident" (Chinese: 6.12 金鐘警民衝突).^[3][4][5] refers to an incident of intense confrontation between anti-extradition bill protesters and the Hong Kong Police Force, occurring on 12 June 2019 outside the Government Headquarters in Admiralty, Hong Kong Island. The protest was sparked by the government's introduction of the controversial Fugitive Offenders amendment bill, which was set to go through second reading on 12 June despite mass opposition.

40,000 protesters gathered outside the Government Headquarters attempted and successfully stalled the second reading of the bill, though the Police deployed numerous canisters of tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bag rounds to disperse the protesters. The government and the police characterised the protest as a "riot", though they later partially retracted the claim and said that only five of the arrestees rioted. The police were widely criticised for its excessive use of force and arrests of protesters inside hospitals. In particular, the kettling of protesters inside CITIC Tower, was widely condemned.

The conflict was the most serious and intense conflict between the police and the protesters during the early stage of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. Protesters began to lay down their five core demands, including the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry into police conduct and use of force and the release and exoneration of arrested protesters. Subsequent protests saw protesters and the police clashing with each other as the number of allegations of police misconduct continued to increase.