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by xtirpation 2559 days ago
The bill is only suspended indefinitely, not withdrawn. The protesters don't have what they want yet.

It would not surprise me if the suspension were quietly lifted in the future when the world has moved on from the protests.

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Yes, they still need to push further if they want to make sure the bill never get passed.

> suspension were quietly lifted in the future when the world has moved on from the protests

Very unlikely to happen in the social media era. Even in mainland China, where most of the Westerners fantasize about being a 1984-like society, someone on social media can always dig eye-catching new bills/laws/regulations out and raise some attention on Weibo/various online forums.

Out of all the 7.4 million people in HK, it only takes one guy to discover the attempt and post it online (even on HN), and the West will be all over it.