Hong Kong has seen another protest against the suspended plan to amend the fugitive offenders' law this weekend. Police estimated 56-thousand people took part. Our reporter Zhu Dan has more.  

The march is from the tourist district of Tsim Sha Tsui to West Kowloon Station, which has high-speed rail links to the mainland. The protesters are demanding the Hong Kong government scrap its controversial fugitive bill, which would allow for the extradition of criminals to places, including the mainland, Taiwan and Macao. The bill was prompted by a murder case that happened in Taiwan, but involves a Hong Kong suspect who returned home. He was jailed in Hong Kong for 29 months in April on separate charges, but Taiwan wants to try him for the murder. However, because Hong Kong and Taiwan have no extradition treaty, he could be released in October and be at liberty to flee the entire region.

ZHU DAN HONG KONG "Facing so much opposition, Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam suspended the bill on June 15th, and the government won't set a new time frame for its reintroduction."

While the opposition gets a lot of global media attention, it's often forgotten that some 930,000 people have signed an online petition in support the government's efforts to pass the bill. Many believe the opposition is being fuelled by misinformation and fear-mongering.

MARTIN LIAO MEMBER, HK EXECUTIVE COUNCIL "I think they have the support of the foreign powers, because some of them went to the United States and Europe expressing the opposition to the bill. The foreign government extends a lot of pressure on HK government to shelve the bill. A lot of lies about the bill was spread, I was asked by my own driver whether your boss got into trouble."

Fear that sparked the recent riots and unrest in the special administrative region. Last Monday, protesters stormed the Legislative Council, spraying slogans on walls, breaking glass structures and causing general mayhem. Pictures of Legislative Council President Andrew Leung and former president Rita Fan were defaced. Thirteen police officers needed to be hospitalized, having been splashed with an unknown liquid. The officers reported breathing difficulties and skin rashes. The protestors actions received widespread condemnation, while thousands came out in support of the police's efforts to maintain the rule of law.

REGINA IP FORMER SECRETARY OF SECURITY, HONG KONG "These protesters are well-organized, and when they block the legislative council building on June.12th, they were well-quipped, well-resource. I think this time the protesters were really well-coordinated, they make skillful use of social media to mobilize, the young people, sending out fake messages and a lot of lines about the government bill calling it evil bill."

Meanwhile, Carrie Lam stressed the government was listening to the protestors' demands, but had 'good reason' to disregard some of them.

ZHU DAN HONG KONG "Carrie Lam said the fugitive bill HAD been put on hold, but declared an amnesty for the violent protesters -- as some groups have demanded -- would not be in keeping with the rule of law. Zhu Dan, CGTN, HK."