The Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement began on March 15, 2019, opposing a bill that would allow extraditions from Hong Kong to Mainland China. Emphasizing spontaneous, fluid, and flash-mob-style protests, the motto of the movemenet was “Be Water”, a strategy to avoid police confrontation. Protesters used tactics such as marches, demonstrations, sit-ins, singing and strikes, and blocked major roads of the city. On June 21, protesters occupied Harcourt Road and surrounded the police headquarters by noon.

The movement demanded the following from the government:

1) Withdrawal of the bill

2) Removal of the “riot” label

3) Amnesty for protesters

4) Investigation of police misconduct

5) Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s resignation.

Lasting over a year with over 2 million participants (almost 1/4 of the city’s population), the movement slowed in late 2020 due to pandemic-related restrictions.

反送中運動喺2019年3月15號展開，反對逃犯條例修訂草案，該草案容許將香港嘅嫌疑犯引渡到中國華人民共和國。由於唔信任中共嘅司法系統，呢條草案引發廣泛嘅反對。運動強調自發性、靈活性同快閃式嘅抗爭，並以「Be Water」為口號，以避開警方嘅鎮壓。示威者採用遊行、示威、靜坐、唱歌、罷工，以及佔領並封鎖主要道路等方式進行抗爭。6月21號，示威者佔領夏慤道並包圍警察總部。

運動提出五大訴求：

1) 撤回修例草案、2) 撤銷「暴動」定性、3) 釋放被捕示威者、4) 成立獨立調查委員會調查警察濫權、5) 林鄭月娥辭職。呢場運動持續咗超過一年，有超過二百萬人參與（香港人口約七百五十萬）。到2020年底，因疫情防控措施，運動逐漸減退。