Canada, Britain worried about citizens as Hong Kong offers China new extradition powers

OTTAWA — The foreign ministers of Canada and the United Kingdom ministers warned that hundreds of thousands of citizens in Hong Kong could be in jeopardy due to a new law that would allow China to claw back substantial power over the region, which was promised autonomy and democratic leadership when it was transferred to China from British rule in 1997.

Freeland and Hunt are urging that the proposals be subject to “the highest levels of scrutiny,” and that the government should allow adequate time for “proper consideration to all alternative options and safeguards.” The South China Morning Post, based in Hong Kong, reported on Thursday that the city’s security minister was announcing new safeguards would be put into the extradition bill to assuage what the newspaper described as “a nervous business community.” Some 130,000 residents of Hong Kong had taken to the streets last month in protest, and another demonstration is scheduled for next week.

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