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The term surrender of fugitive offenders agreement is used in place of extradition treaty to signify Hong Kong's non-sovereign status. [1] As a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China since July 1997, Hong Kong is authorised by the Central Government of China to enter into such agreements, according to Article 96 of the ...
The proposed extradition law would jeopardise Hong Kong's status, with some companies already considering relocation to Singapore. [21] [22] However, the pro-business parties in the Legislative Council later agreed to support the government bill. The situation was similar to the 2017 Chief Executive Election, in which the business sectors were ...
Hong Kong's government on Wednesday formally pulled the extradition bill that ignited months of violent pro-democracy protests.“I formally announce the withdrawal of the bill,” Secretary for ...
The Hong Kong government has moved to officially withdraw the controversial extradition bill that sparked three months of protests and information warfare. The move to withdraw the bill was ...
The agreement was suspended indefinitely by Executive Order 13936, signed by United States President Donald Trump, on 14 July 2020, after the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests and the enactment of the Hong Kong national security law. Executive Order 13936 also eliminated all special treatments that the United States accorded to Hong Kong. [2]
Lawmakers warned that the bill's withdrawal was not enough to end the turmoil, which has increasingly focused on police brutality against protesters. Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill that ...
Before the government tabled the extradition bill's second reading in the Legislative Council on 12 June, the CHRF had called Hong Kong people to march against the bill on 9 June through an approximately 3 km (1.86 mi) route from Victoria Park to the Legislative Council in Admiralty.
Hong Kong's leader has officially announced the withdrawal of a widely hated extraditon bill, which triggered months of protests and plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst crisis in decades.