Hong Kong's leader apologizes as crowds demand her resignation

SINGAPORE - Hong Kong was once again the scene of enormous peaceful demonstrations Sunday, a day after the territory's chief executive bowed to public pressure by suspending a contentious extradition bill viewed as a challenge to the city's autonomy.

Organizers estimate 1.9 million people attended the demonstrations, which is about a quarter of the city's population and nearly double the number of people who demonstrated the previous Sunday. Police estimates put the crowds at 338,000.

The immense outpouring prompted the government to issue a long-sought-after apology from Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the embattled bureaucrat dismissed by