Massive demonstrations hit Hong Kong again on Monday and into the early hours of Tuesday on the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony's return to China.<br />Protesters forced their way into the parliament amid mounting frustration over the lack of response over their demands to withdraw a controversial extradition bill and for Hong Kong's leader to resign.<br />For more on this and other news from around the world, let's turn to our Kim Mok-yeon.<br />Mok-yeon, tell us why and how the protest turned so violent?<br /><br />Conn-young, the pro-democracy protests have been an annual event that always came in time with the handover ceremony.<br />But even before the anniversary, Hong Kong has seen hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets to oppose the controversial extradition bill, a government proposal to allow suspects be extradited to mainland China to face trail.<br />Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam had already postponed debate on the extradition bill indefinitely, but protesters want the legislation formally withdrawn as well as Lam's resignation.<br />Furious at their demands going unheard, a large group of protesters swarmed into the main building of Hong Kong's parliament on Monday night, tearing down portraits of legislative leaders and spray-painting pro-democracy slogans on the walls.<br />Shortly after, police carrying riot shields and firing teargas moved inside the legislature and began their crackdown around midnight.<br />And just a couple of hours ago, Lam made a statement, claiming the Hong Kong government is responding to the demands of the public "positively".<br />She stressed the extradition bill has been suspended and they have no plans to bring back the bill and it will automatically die by July 2020.<br />More than 50 people were injured and have been sent to the hospital.<br />
