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A Bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance so that the Ordinance applies to special surrender arrangements once they are made between Hong Kong and any other place in relation to particular circumstances not covered by surrender arrangements of a general nature; to provide that in relation to special surrender arrangements, the scope of the offences covered for a surrender from Hong Kong ...
Carrie Lam continued to push for the second reading of the bill despite a mass anti-extradition bill protest, saying that the government was "duty-bound" to amend the law. [530] [531] She had previously rejected meeting the protesters, believing that such meeting would have "no purpose". [532]
In 2019, the Carrie Lam administration proposed an amendment bill to enable Hong Kong to enter into 'special surrender arrangements' with 'a place outside Hong Kong', including other parts of the People's Republic of China. [4] Oppositions to the bill evolved to a series of wide-range protests and the bill was withdrawn.
The extradition bill, which would cover Hong Kong's 7 million residents as well as foreign and Chinese nationals in the city, was seen by many as a threat to the rule of law in the former British ...
After weeks of broadening local and international pressure, debate in Hong Kong's parliament on the so-called Fugitive Offenders Ordinance amendment bill is due to start on Wednesday.
In 2019, the Hong Kong government introduced an extradition law amendment bill proposing to allow extradition to countries and territories that have no formal extradition agreements with Hong Kong, including Taiwan and Mainland China, in certain circumstances. [27] The bill sparked continuing protests, and was later withdrawn. [28]
The Tsuen-Kwai Tsing March was a protest march held on August 25, 2019, as part of the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement in Hong Kong.The march took place in the Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing districts, starting at the Kwai Chung Sports Ground and passing through streets such as Kuai Fuk Road [] and Yeung Uk Road [], ending at Tsuen Wan Park.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal an extradition order to the United States on espionage charges, a London court ruled Monday — a decision likely to further drag out an already long ...