A 35-year-old man protesting in Hong Kong as died after falling from the roof of a shopping centre while hanging a banner condemning the controversial extradition bill. The man, whose surname was given as Leung, had unfurled a banner on top of the Pacific Place Mall, in the Admiralty area, after climbing up scaffolding on the side of the building, local media said. The banner had called for the withdrawal of the bill - which would have allowed extraditions from the former British colony to mainland China. A 35-year-old man protesting in Hong Kong as died after falling from the roof of a shopping centre while hanging a banner condemning the controversial extradition bill. Above: mourners lay flowers at the foot of the Pacific Place Mall, in the Admiralty area The man, whose surname was given by the authorities as Leung, was later hailed as a 'martyr' by fellow protesters. Above: Mourners gather to lay flowers and pay their respects near to where the man landed The man's banner had read: 'Entirely withdraw China extradition bill. We were not rioting. Release students and the injured'. Fellow protesters were seen laying flowers and written tributes and offering prayers near where the man landed outside the high-end shopping centre in the Admiralty area. Emergency workers had tried to cushion the man’s fall with an inflatable but failed to catch him. The bill was suspended yesterday by the Hong Kong government, led by Chief Executive Carrie Lam. But more than a million people have marched through the streets of the territory to voice their objections to the proposed law. And the territory was bracing for another massive protest today by people calling for the total withdrawal of the bill, rather than just a suspension. Organisers were hoping for another mammoth turnout rally to keep pressure on Ms Lam, who paused work on the bill after days of mounting pressure, saying she had misjudged the public mood. An hour before the march was due to start subway stations were filled with dense crowds of black-clad protesters making their way to the start. He had unfurled a banner reading: 'Entirely withdraw China extradition bill. We were not rioting. Release students and the injured'. Above: Flowers pile up outside the Pacific Place Mall in the Admiralty district Emergency workers had tried to cushion the man’s fall with an inflatable but failed to catch him. Above: A woman pays her respects to the fallen man Critics fear the Beijing-backed law will tangle people up in China's notoriously opaque and politicised courts and damage the city's reputation as a safe business hub. The city was rocked by the worst political violence since its 1997 handover to China on Wednesday as tens of thousands of protesters were dispersed by riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets. Lam stopped short of committing to permanently scrapping the proposal Saturday and the concession was swiftly rejected by protest leaders, who called on her to resign, permanently shelve the bill and apologise for police tactics. Yesterday, the chief executive of the Hong Government, Carrie Lim, suspended the bill - which would have allowed prisoners to be extradited to mainland China - following the protests which have wracked the region 'The extradition bill being suspended only means it can be revived anytime Carrie Lam wants,' said activist Lee Cheuk-yan. Nearly 80 people were injured in this week's unrest, including 22 police officers, and one man died late Saturday when he fell from a building where he had been holding an hours-long anti-extradition protest. He had unfurled a banner saying: 'Entirely withdraw China extradition bill. We were not rioting. Released students and the injured'. Flowers and written tributes were beginning to pile up outside the high-end Pacific Place mall, while demonstrators attending Sunday's rally were urged to bring a flower to pay their respects. Protesters, dressed mostly in black, marched in Hong Kong today, just a day after government chief executive Carrie Lim suspended the controversial extradition bill Suspending the bill has done little to defuse simmering public anger and protest organisers have called for a city-wide strike Monday as well as Sunday's rally. Jimmy Sham, from the main protest group the Civil Human Rights Front, likened Lam's offer to a 'knife' that had been plunged into the city. 'Carrie Lam's speech yesterday in no way calmed down public anger,' he said. All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility