A Chinese official in Hong Kong is urging quick passage of legal measures to allow fugitives to be transferred to the mainland.
The Hong Kong government plan has spawned protests and business organizations, human rights groups and the U.S. government have expressed concern the plan could erode the city's local autonomy, make it a less attractive place to do business and ensnare its residents in China's legal system. Song Ruan, an official at the Chinese foreign ministry office in Hong Kong, says fears are unfounded and urges Hong Kong to act.
A woman holds a Chinese-language sign saying "withdraw the evil law" at a protest outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Saturday, May 4, 2019, as local lawmakers debated a proposal to allow extraditions to mainland China.is urging the quick passage of legal measures to allow fugitives to be transferred to the mainland – a controversial proposal that is mired in political gridlock and opposed by business groups.
The Hong Kong government has asked the city's Legislative Council to approve extraditions to countries and regions with which it has no such agreements, including mainlandBut the plan has sparked unease and protests in the territory of 7.4 million people – a former British colony that since July 1, 1997 has been a semi-autonomous region of China with its own legal system.
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