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Legal and executive leaders on HK extradition law

(11 Jun 2019) Hong Kong legal and executive leaders reacted to the announcement that a highly controversial bill that would allow criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China will proceed to the legislature for debate. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday the bill will proceed to the legislature after the territory's largest protests in at least a decade filled the streets to oppose the legislation. Lawyer and member of Lam's administration advisory committee Ronny Tong Ka-wah said Sunday's protest showed a lack of trust in Hong Kong's administration, partly because Lam was picked by Beijing and not elected by popular vote. However, China's patience with Hong Kong's demands has its limits, Tong added. Referencing the political formula under which Hong Kong transferred from British to Chinese rule in 1997, Tong said that "if there comes a day that our judges cannot strictly apply our law, then extradition is the least thing you have to worry about. You have to worry about the rapid deterioration of rule of law in Hong Kong and with that, 'One country, Two systems'." Opponents of the proposed extradition amendments say the changes would significantly compromise Hong Kong's legal independence, long viewed as one of the main differences between the territory and mainland China. Hong Kong Bar Association Chair Philip Dykes said a lack of faith in Beijing remained a crucial issue. Critics believe the legislation would put Hong Kong residents at risk of being entrapped in China's opaque judicial system, in which political opponents have been charged with economic crimes or ill-defined national security offences. Hong Kong currently limits extraditions to jurisdictions with which it has existing agreements and to others on an individual basis. China has been excluded from those agreements because of concerns over its judicial independence and human rights record. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...