Hong Kong extradition bill

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hong_Kong_extradition_bill
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Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hong Kong extradition bill
gptkbp:impact police-protester clashes
global attention to Hong Kong's autonomy
international diplomatic concern
widespread civil unrest
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Hong_Kong_government
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong
2019-03-29
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:2019–2020_Hong_Kong_protests
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Fugitive_Offenders_and_Mutual_Legal_Assistance_in_Criminal_Matters_Legislation_(Amendment)_Bill_2019
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Hong_Kong_Bar_Association
pro-democracy activists
fear of extradition to mainland China
many Hong Kong citizens
potential for political persecution
concerns over legal rights and judicial independence
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Carrie_Lam
gptkbp:protestDate 2019-06-09
2019-12-08
2019-10-20
2019-10-01
2019-06-16
2019-07-01
2019-09-29
2019-11-17
2019-06-12
2020-01-01
2019-08-18
gptkbp:purpose to allow extradition of fugitives to jurisdictions with which Hong Kong lacks formal extradition agreements, including mainland China, Macau, and Taiwan
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:2019–2020_Hong_Kong_protests
gptkb:One_country,_two_systems
Hong Kong Basic Law
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:Five_demands,_not_one_less
No China Extradition
gptkbp:status withdrawn
gptkbp:withdrawn gptkb:Carrie_Lam
2019-10-23
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:storming_of_LegCo_Complex_(2019)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6