HONG KONG: Hong Kong's government on Thursday made more concessions to a controversial proposed extradition law for mainland China, saying only those wanted for crimes facing at least a seven-year jail sentence would be handed over.
The extradition plan has sparked huge protests and mounting alarm within Hong Kong's business and legal communities - as well as foreign governments - who fear it will hurt the semi-autonomous financial hub's international appeal. John Lee told a press conference on Thursday that rather than allowing extraditions for crimes which carry a maximum three years of imprisonment, the threshold will be raised to at least seven.Lee said also that the government will only consider extradition requests from other countries made through their top authority.
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