Hong Kong's government has suspended a proposed law that would allow people to be extradited to mainland China for trial after mass protests.
The controversial measure has been shelved indefinitely by the embattled territory's chief executive Carrie Lam in response to an angry public backlash.
Many in the former British colony feared it would further erode legal protections and freedoms promised by Beijing when it took control in 1997.
There were also concerned it could be used to target critics of the Chinese regime.
The climb-down on the proposal came ahead of a further major opposition rally tomorrow.
