Hundreds of people showed up at Hong Kong shopping centers to mark a year of protests against the extradition bill.

Protesters gathered this afternoon at at least four shopping centers across Hong Kong, shouting slogans and holding up banners marking a year of protests against the extradition bill.

Inside the Landmark commercial center in Hong Kong, protesters spread banners on the floor, calling for not to forget the cause of the protests in the city last year.

Sam Ho, a 30-year-old accountant, joined the rally this afternoon, saying he was concerned about Beijing drafting a new security law for Hong Kong.

Helen Leung, a 45-year-old salesman, said she had similar concerns, but she did not think last year's protests in the special zone were the reason why Beijing wanted to impose Hong Kong security laws.

In addition to Landmark Shopping Center, demonstrations also took place at APM centers in Kwun Tong, Cityplaza in Tai Koo and Kowloon shopping centers in Kwai Chung.

A year ago, people wearing white T-shirts took to the streets in Hong Kong to protest the bill, "Offenders flee and provide mutual legal assistance on criminal matters".

The bill allows Hong Kong authorities to extradite the suspect to other countries and territories, including mainland China, raising fears that Hong Kong people will be subject to a completely different legal system.

Three days later, June 12, protesters surrounded the City Legislative Assembly in an effort to prevent lawmakers from discussing the bill.

The government pulled the bill in September, but many protesters wanted officials to comply with all protesters' requests, including: opening an independent investigation into police violence against protesters,

Protesters "cooled off" earlier this year, when Covid-19 attacked.

The Hong Kong security bill will prohibit foreign separatist acts, activities, subversion, terrorism, and interventions in Hong Kong and may allow mainland Chinese security and intelligence agencies to establish