Hong Kong’s leader says extradition bill 'is dead'

Lam said that the Hong Kong government's handling of the extradition bill amendment had been a complete failure.
She said the Independent Police Complaints Council would launch an investigation, and that all parties involved in the demonstrations, including protesters, police, media and onlookers, could provide information.
The chief executive said the government did not treat a protest on June 12, during which there were violent clashes between police and protesters, as a riot.
The CE pledged to listen extensively to people from different backgrounds with different ideas, so that the government had a better grasp of public opinion.
Lam said she will enhance the roles of the Executive Council and members of the non-official council, so that they engage public opinions and convey those opinions to her.
Lam also promised her government would more thoroughly deliberate policies before rolling them out. 
In a clear indication of government intension to both widen and deepen public engagement, especially with the youth, Lam announced a major overhaul of the Youth Development Commission, to better coordinate initiatives relating to young people and to address their concerns.
The pledges came after she vowed last week to adopt a more open and accommodating governance style in the wake of a series of disputes over the proposed extradition law amendments bill.
In remarks made on Tuesday morning, Lam admitted that the extradition bill had been a “complete failure” and was officially “dead”.
The Youth Development Commission needs to be overhauled to create platforms to listen to views of young people from different backgrounds, she added.
Lam also promised to reform the current consultative advisory committees appointed by the government.
“I feel that we need to be more innovative. In other words, sometimes we may not need a formal committee. We should build more open platforms to facilitate dialogues in a very frank manner and to make sure that whoever joins the committees or these dialogues come from different backgrounds," Lam said.
Lam also invitated the city’s student unions for an open dialogue without preconditions, after student unions from two universities rejected her previous proposal for closed-door small meetings last week.
“My sincere plea is please give us an opportunity – the time, the room for us – to take Hong Kong out of the current impasse and try to improve the current situation,” Lam said.